Shakudo Menuki, Shishi, Edo Period, Excellent Carving

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Offered for sale are a pair of Edo era menuki made from high quality shakudo in the form of Shishi, sized for tanto or wakizashi.

The level of the carving is quite exceptional and difficult to capture with a camera phone. No signature.

 

Sale includes custom carved kiri wood box with cushion.

 

US $400 +shipping. 5% of the sale will be donated to NMB.

 

 

 

 

[Tcat]

I have located the Aoi-Art appraisal sheet for these menuki, which provides some additional details. My opinion is that this pair was likely made by a Kaga-kinko school, whose works often feature this style of carving in shakudo and gold.

 

 

Price reduced to $375 (shipped+insured CONUS).

[Tcat]

Bump and substantial reduction to $325  (shipped+insured CONUS) for this unusually well-carved pair.
 

Note the double exclamation point on the attribution remarks, unusually emphatic.

 

5% of the sale will be donated to NMB.