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A pair of inlaid shakudo fuchin (scroll weights) in the form of reishikin Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
16 May 2019, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £765 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistA pair of inlaid shakudo fuchin (scroll weights) in the form of reishikin
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Each of rectangular octagonal from, carved in kebori and katabori with an identical design of birds in flight among flowering peony on one side and a uguisu (bush warbler) perched on plum blossoms on the other, the birds inlaid in flat relief of gold, unsigned; with a wood storage box inscribed Mo reishikin fuchin, Gyokusai tsukuru (Scroll weights in the form of reishikin, made by Gyokusai) with seal Gyokusai. Each 5cm x 3.8cm (2in x 1½in). (3).
Each of rectangular octagonal from, carved in kebori and katabori with an identical design of birds in flight among flowering peony on one side and a uguisu (bush warbler) perched on plum blossoms on the other, the birds inlaid in flat relief of gold, unsigned; with a wood storage box inscribed Mo reishikin fuchin, Gyokusai tsukuru (Scroll weights in the form of reishikin, made by Gyokusai) with seal Gyokusai. Each 5cm x 3.8cm (2in x 1½in). (3).
Footnotes
Reishikin are perfumed decorations hung in rooms used for kodo (incense appreciation).
























