TEN ASSORTED METAL OJIME Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th...
TEN ASSORTED METAL OJIME
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Comprising two of inlaid iron, one slender and cylindrical, applied with a silvered-metal medallion, the second tubular, applied with a floral sprig, four of bronze, one compressed and cylindrical decorated in gold and copper low relief with a butterfly hovering over autumn plants, another inlaid in flat gold relief with kikyo (Chinese bellflowers), one circular and miniature, decorated with two gold kirimon (paulownia crests), the last carved with a basket-weave design, with a loose central peg, the seventh of silver filigree, flattened round, partially pierced with foliate motifs, the eighth jar-shaped inscribed hicha (secret tea), the ninth shibuichi partially pierced and carved with a Buddhist figure among clouds, signed with a seal Minsui to; the tenth of silvered metal carved with a dragon, unsigned. The largest: 2.7cm (1 1/16in) high; the smallest: 0.8cm (5/16in) high. (10).
Provenance:
Property from a Princely Collection.
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TEN ASSORTED METAL OJIME
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Comprising two of inlaid iron, one slender and cylindrical, applied with a silvered-metal medallion, the second tubular, applied with a floral sprig, four of bronze, one compressed and cylindrical decorated in gold and copper low relief with a butterfly hovering over autumn plants, another inlaid in flat gold relief with kikyo (Chinese bellflowers), one circular and miniature, decorated with two gold kirimon (paulownia crests), the last carved with a basket-weave design, with a loose central peg, the seventh of silver filigree, flattened round, partially pierced with foliate motifs, the eighth jar-shaped inscribed hicha (secret tea), the ninth shibuichi partially pierced and carved with a Buddhist figure among clouds, signed with a seal Minsui to; the tenth of silvered metal carved with a dragon, unsigned. The largest: 2.7cm (1 1/16in) high; the smallest: 0.8cm (5/16in) high. (10).
Provenance:
Property from a Princely Collection.
