Japanese & Korean Works of Art - 20th May 2025
Lot 288
A LARGE COLLECTION OF JAPANESE MIXED-METAL PIECES
Estimate £500 - £1,000
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Description
A LARGE COLLECTION OF JAPANESE MIXED-METAL PIECES
MEIJI ERA (1868-1912)
9.3cm max. (approx.53)
In mixed metals, many embellished with silver, gold and shakudo details; comprising: six place card holders, each formed of two parts and modelled as coins; a rectangular wooden box and cover, the lid inset with a plaque depicting samurais; twenty-eight circular buttons of different sizes and variously decorated with figures and fans; a cane handle; and seven further card holders, six modelled as figures and the last as a thatched pavilion.