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Antique Japanese Bronze Figure of Shoki, by Tansai
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Pre 1920 item# 946153 (stock# MBR2700)
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The Kura
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Reluctance to draw his sword is won over by a firm sense of resolve evident in the conflicted expression; he strokes his beard with one hand, the sword of righteousness raised firmly in the other. A fine Takao image of Shoki the demon queller in dark bronze enclosed in a fine cedar wood box with fan shaped handle bearing the Takao family label within. The figure is signed Tansai saku on the back of his robes and dates from the Meiji/Taisho era. It stands 11 inches (28 cm) tall and comes with ...click for details
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2 Antique Japanese Articulated Silver Crabs
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Pre 1920 item# 859550 (stock# MOR2540)
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The Kura
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A superb pair of hand-crafted articulated silver crabs clamber about an igneous rosewood burl carved with a crab and frogs signed Kakuho(›…•õ) set on a black lacquered wooden display stand. Each crab is intricately formed from silver with shakudo eyes, each joint of every leg and claw fully mobile. The shells are realistically patterned with hand formed indentations and textures. The crabs are roughly 2 to 2-1/2 inches wide as displayed. The Burl of wood is carved on front with a crab climbi ...click for details
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Antique Japanese Silver and Shibuichi Vase by Gikan
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Pre 1920 item# 733477 (stock# MOR2323)
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The Kura
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Rising from a gently sloping crest of Shibuichi, stylized pines in dark Shikin-Shakudo are silhouetted against the jungin silver skyline of this elegant art-nouveau influenced vase signed in a gold cartouche on the base Gikan. It is only upon removing the inner silver sleeve that we realize this mirror smooth piece has been hammer-formed, every tap the artist performed visible within. The vase is just over 6 inches (15.5 cm) tall, 6 inches (16 cm) diameter. There is a shallow pinhead sized di ...click for details
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