Japanese & Korean Works of Art - 20th May 2025
Lot 279
A COLLECTION OF JAPANESE MIXED-METAL PIECES
Estimate £600 - £1,000 | Hammer £945
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Description
A COLLECTION OF JAPANESE MIXED-METAL PIECES
EDO/MEIJI, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
One kozuka signed Ikkanshi Tadatsuna, 22.3cm max. (13)
WITHOUT RESERVE
Including: two kōgai, four kozuka and three kozuka handles; the handle of the signed kozuka embellished with Seiobo, the Queen Mother of the West, depicted standing beneath a fruiting peach tree; two of the handles also signed, one Mitsutake and the other with an illegible mark; all variously decorated with animals, figures, flowers and other subjects; with four kiri boxes.