9 Nov 2010
10:30 GMT
London, New Bond Street
The Edward Wrangham Collection of Japanese Art: Part I
Back to auction 18493
The Edward Wrangham Collection of Japanese Art: Part I
Back to auction 18493
A shakudo kozuka
Yokoya School, probably 18th century
Delicately engraved with a stalking shishi, the design continuing onto the reverse, which is diagonally divided in gold, signed Somin with kao.
Delicately engraved with a stalking shishi, the design continuing onto the reverse, which is diagonally divided in gold, signed Somin with kao.
Sold for
£1,020
inc. premium
Footnotes
- 小柄 唐獅子 銘「宗珉（花押）」 18世紀頃
The kozuka is accompanied by a certificate by Dr Kazutaro Torigoe, dated 1965, stating that it is the genuine work of Somin.
Category: Asian Art / Japanese Art
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