A shakudo fuchi-gashira
Murakami School, 19th century
Bearing an ishime ground, inlaid in silver, copper and shakudo takazogan with five flying swallows, signed Nakanori with kao.
Sold for £1,080 (€1,277) inc. premium
Footnotes
縁頭　燕　銘「仲矩（花押）」　19世紀

Provenance: C.P. Peak collection.
G.H. Naunton collection, no.2635.
Bradford collection, purchased at Glendining & Co., London, 1962.

The name Nakanori was used by Murakami Jochiku, who worked in Edo and died around 1800: see Haynes, Index, no.H 02100.