A pair of Hamano school menuki Edo period (18th century)
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A pair of Hamano school menuki
Edo period (18th century)
The gold menuki carved and decorated in silver, copper, shakudo and shibuichi with manzai dancers, the details in gilt
1 1/16in (2.6cm) high
Estimate:
US$ 4,500 - 5,500
£3,000 - 3,600
€3,500 - 4,300

Footnotes

  • Ex-Raymond and Frances Bushell collection, sold Christie's, New York, The Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection of Japanese Sword Fittings, Japanese Works of Art 28 October, 1998, lot 584.


    Exhibited: Mikimoto Hall, Ginza Mikimoto, Tokyo, 1980.3.13-24.

    Published: Ando Satsuo, Kodogu/ The World of Sword Furnishings; Fittings from the Collection of Raymond Bushell (Tokyo: Mikimoto, 1980), no. 44.

Category: Asian Art / Japanese Art

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