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| Image | Sale date | Auction house | Location | Sale name | Lot No. | Estimate | Price Sold | Condition | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 25, 2026 | Bonhams | New York | Fine Japanese & Korean Art | 1009 | $****** - ****** | Set of Kozuka and Kōgai |
other
shakudō, silver, gold, copper, nanako, shibuichi
indistinct signature; signed Kikuchi Tsuneoki
The second, previously sold at Sotheby"s, New York, September 20, 2001, lot 194 (part lot).
A SHAKUDŌ AND SILVER SET OF KOZUKA AND KŌGAI (KNIFE HANDLE AND SKEWER), A WARIKŌGAI (SEPARATED SKEWER), A SHAKUDŌ AND GOLD KŌGAI, AND A SHAKUDŌ KOZUKA
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century
Comprising a shakudō nanako kozuka with a blade and kōgai inlaid in silver relief with kirimon (paulownia crests);
a shakudō nanako and shibuichi warikōgai chiseled in relief and with details in gold and silver depicting a wasp and chrysanthemums; accompanied by a certificate no.4705 issued by the Nihon Tōken Hozon Kai (Society for the Preservation of the Japanese Sword), dated October 12, 1997;
a shakudō kōgai overlaid with silver and gold and with flat inlay of copper, gold, and silver depicting butterflies, birds, maple leaves, and cherry blossom; the reverse with autumn plants, with an indistinct signature;
and a shakudō migakiji kozuka fitted at one end with a compass inlaid in gold with cyclical characters, and engraved in katagiribori with a dragon, the reverse with nekogaki striations, signed Kikuchi Tsuneoki
Each with a wood tomobako storage box
8 1/8in (20.6cm) long, the largest (5).
