
Lot 59*
Ten kozuka Edo period (1615-1868), 17th to 19th century
7 November 2019, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £2,550 inc. premium
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Ten kozuka
Edo period (1615-1868), 17th to 19th century
Four of shibuichi, the first carved and inlaid with two grooms restraining a horse, signed Echizen no daijo Minamoto Nagatsune with a kao; the second engraved with Shoki and an oni, signed Somin with a kao; the third engraved and inlaid with a bat-catcher, signed Jochiku; the fourth inlaid with kirimon and umemon with a kao; three of shakudo, the first of the Goto School, inlaid in gilt metal and silver with o-sode (shoulder guards), unsigned; the second in Mino-Goto style, inlaid with a running dragon, unsigned; the third with a lotus plant, details in gold, signed Tenkodo Hidekuni saku, Ichiyushi kan (Made by Tenkodo Hidekuni, supervised by Ichiyushi) with a kao; one of silver, inlaid in Goto style with a pleasure boat, unsigned; one of copper, carved with a hanging scroll, signed Hakakufu Kumatani Yoshimasa (Kumatani Yoshimasa of Hakakufu) with a kao; and one of iron, inlaid with a dragonfly, signed Jukodo and sealed. (10).
Four of shibuichi, the first carved and inlaid with two grooms restraining a horse, signed Echizen no daijo Minamoto Nagatsune with a kao; the second engraved with Shoki and an oni, signed Somin with a kao; the third engraved and inlaid with a bat-catcher, signed Jochiku; the fourth inlaid with kirimon and umemon with a kao; three of shakudo, the first of the Goto School, inlaid in gilt metal and silver with o-sode (shoulder guards), unsigned; the second in Mino-Goto style, inlaid with a running dragon, unsigned; the third with a lotus plant, details in gold, signed Tenkodo Hidekuni saku, Ichiyushi kan (Made by Tenkodo Hidekuni, supervised by Ichiyushi) with a kao; one of silver, inlaid in Goto style with a pleasure boat, unsigned; one of copper, carved with a hanging scroll, signed Hakakufu Kumatani Yoshimasa (Kumatani Yoshimasa of Hakakufu) with a kao; and one of iron, inlaid with a dragonfly, signed Jukodo and sealed. (10).
Footnotes
Provenance:
The third, sixth, and ninth: Sotheby's London, 9 November 2006, lot 947 (partial lot).