Property from the Collection of Alan and Simone Hartman35 PAIRS OF MIXED-METAL MENUKI (HILT GRIPS)
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th centuryComprising a gold and shakudō pair in the form of manzai dancers;a gold, shakudō, and copper pair in the form of samurai;a gold and shakudō pair in the form of frolicking shishi (mythical Chinese lions);a copper, gold, and silver pair in the form of Niō (guardian deities);a gold and shakudō pair in the form of matoi (banners);a gold and shakudō pair in the form of courtiers and servants;a gold and shakudō pair in the form of insects on leaves;a silver, shakudō, and copper pair in the form of Daikoku and Hotei (Gods of Good Fortune);a silver pair in the form of shishi;a gold and silver pair in the form of dragons and pearls;a shibuichi and gold pair in the form of crab fishermen;a copper pair in the form of ferryboats;a copper and gold pair in the form of Niō (guardian deities);a shakudō and gold pair in the form of a charcoal basket and crow;a shakudō and gold pair in the form of fruiting branches;a gold pair in the form of dragons;a gold pair in the form of dragons;a shibuichi, gold, silver, and shakudō pair in the form of puppies;a gold pair in the form of shishi (mythical Chinese lions);a gold pair in the form of shishi;a copper and gold pair in the form of masks;a shakudō and gold pair in the form of shishi and balls;a gold pair in the form of dragons;a copper pair in the form of wild boars;a copper alloy pair in the form of cranes;a gold pair in the form of fruit and blossoms;a shakudō and goldpair in the form of horses and a monkey;a shibuichi and gold pair in the form of shishi (mythical Chinese lions);a shakudō, copper, and gold pair in form of Ashinari and Tenaga;a shakudō and gold pair in the form of writhing dragons;a shakudō, copper, and gold pair in the form of Niō (guardian deities) arm wrestling;a shakudō pair in the form of puppies;a shakudō, gold, and silver pair in the form of court ladies reading and writing poetry;a shakudō, gold, and silver pair in the form of samurai in combat;and a gold and shakudō pair in the form of fishermen and rafts 2 3/8in (6cm) high, the largest (35).
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