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A copper kozuka and a futatokoromono (kozuka and kogai) set by Anonymous

Anonymous

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Last recorded sale at Bonhams, New York (22 Jul 2020)
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ImageSale dateAuction houseLocationSale nameLot No.EstimatePrice SoldConditionTitle
Jul 22, 2020
BonhamsNew YorkFine Japanese and Korean Art including property from the Collection of Drs1165
$****** - ******
A copper kozuka and a futatokoromono (kozuka and kogai) set
Artwork Description
Category

other

Dimensions

22.2 cm (8.75 in)

Provenance

Randolph B. Caldwell Collection, the first only

Description

The first by Nomura Masahide, The first, a copper nanakoji kozuka decorated with rice stalks in gold and shakudo takazogan, the reverse shakudo migakiji, signed Nomura Masahide and with the artist's kao; the second, a matching set of copper kozuka and kogai, each decorated with rice stalks in gold and shakudo takazogan against a nanako ground

Each with a wood tomobako storage box

The first with a Tokubetsu Kicho (Especially Precious) certificate issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai (Society for the Preservation of the Japanese Art Sword), dated April 15, 1971