Tokugawa Art

Grain of Wood motif

Unsigned

Iron ground Sukisage carving, Hammered Round-Mimi edge Both Hitsuana punches

77.4x72.9mm 6.3mm thick

A pair Bridge of a Koto and Wild Goose motif

Openwork, Hammered quenching polish process

Signed : Kazunari-zou

Naruki Kazuhiko (Issei/Kazunari) (Nakatsugawa-city Intangible Cultural Asset) born in 1931

76.4x75.5mm 4.8mm thick

Set in a high quality concaved paulownia wooden box signed and stamped by the artisan with the date of year In the 11th month, the 11th year of HEISEI (1999)

Triple Vines and Leaves Openwork

Unsigned attributed to a work of HARUTA (Kachu-shi)

Iron ground, Openwork, Nikubori carve, Double Hitsu-ana Punches, Round MIMI edge

77.8x77.0mm 6.4mm thick

NBTHK(HOZON) certificate

Signed Shoami MORIKUNI

Three egg plants and Fagots motif

Iron ground, hammered surface, Suki-nokoshi edge with well-rounded contours, Both Hitsu-punches filled by Shakudo.

79.0ｘ78.2mm 7.2mm thick

Signed HIROFUSA

Ichi-mon (coin) and Snow flake motif

Iron ground, hammered Itame surface, Suki-nokoshi edge with well-rounded contours, Both Hitsu-punches.

87.3x83.8mm 7.4mm thick

A pair of butterflies motif

Iron ground, Polish surface, Nikubori/Kebori carve, Openwork, Round edge with well-rounded contours.

77.2x73.9mm 5.0mm thick

A balance scale (Tenbin)motif,

Attributed to a work of KAMAKURA

Hammered surface,Sukidashi style carve, Sukinokoshi MIMI rim, Gold Nunome style inlay

83.3x83.3mm

4.0mm thick

Thunderhead motif

Iron ground, hammered surface, Sukisage carve,

Gold and silver drops inlay, Round MIMI edge, Both Hitsu-punches filled by Shakudo(copper).

86.1x83.1mm 5.1mm thick