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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 | 1010 | $****** - ****** | Mixed-metal kozuka (knife handles) |
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10.2 cm (4 in)
Mixed metals including shakudō, shibuichi, gold, silver, copper
Various signatures and seals including Hōbōshi Yoshinaga, Jōrōsai Toshimasa, Kyūshun, Haruteru, Gotō Mitsuaki, Mon Renjō Mitsumori, Shōzui
14 previously sold at Christie"s, London, November 9, 2005, lots 86, 94, 96, 98, 100, 102, 104, 111, 117, 118, 120, 122, 123, and 124
16 MIXED-METAL KOZUKA (KNIFE HANDLES)
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century
Comprising a shakudō nanako kozuka chiseled in relief and with details in shakudō , gold, and silver depicting a Noh actor in an okina role, signed Hōbōshi Yoshinaga kizamu with a seal Yoshinaga ;
a shibuichi migakiji kozuka chiseled in shishiaibori and relief and with details in gold, silver, and shakudō depicting a courtesan, signed Jōrōsai Toshimasa with a kaō and inscribed Yoshiwara yachū no zu ;
a shakudō nanako kozuka within a gilt frame chiseled in relief and with details in gold and copper depicting monkeys playing go ;
a shakudō nanako kozuka within a gilt frame chiseled in relief and with details in gold and silver depicting Fudō Myō-ō beneath a waterfall;
a shakudō migakiji kozuka chiseled in relief and with details in gold and copper depicting a rakan (Buddhist disciple) with a tiger, signed Kyūshun with a kaō ;
a shibuichi migakiji kozuka chiseled in shishiaibori and relief and with details in gold depicting a tall standing figure of Kannon;
a shibuichi migakiji kozuka chiseled in shishiaibori and relief and with details in gold and copper depicting Gama Sennin and his toad and with wave patterns on the reverse, signed Haruteru ;
a shakudō nanako kozuka within a gilt frame chiseled in relief and with details in gold and silver depicting zodiac animals, signed Gotō Mitsuaki and with a kaō ;
a shakudō nanako kozuka within a shakudō frame chiseled in relief and with details in gold and silver depicting seashells;
a shakudō nanako kozuka within a shakudō and gilt frame chiseled in relief and with details in gold depicting a leopard and young crossing a river, a tiger, and bamboo;
a shakudō nanako kozuka within a shakudō frame chiseled in relief and with details in gold depicting a fruit net and fruit;
a shakudō nanako kozuka within a gilt frame chiseled in relief and with details in gold and silver depicting autumn plants;
a shakudō nanako kozuka within a shakudō frame chiseled in relief and with details in gold and silver depicting daikon, with signature Mon Renjō Mitsumori ;
a shakudō nanako kozuka within a shakudō and gilt frame chiseled in relief and with details in gold and silver depicting a basket of autumn flowers;
a shibuichi migakiji kozuka chiseled in shishiaibori and relief and with details in gold, silver, and copper depicting travelers in a ferry boat, with signature Shōzui ;
a shakudō nanako kozuka within a gilt frame chiseled in relief and with details in gold depicting autumn leaves
4in (10.2cm) high each, approximately (16).
