Ichinomiya School
Two shakudo fuchi-gashira Ichinomiya School, 18th century
Two shakudo fuchi-gashira
Ichinomiya School, 18th century
The first bearing a nanako ground, carved and inlaid in takabori and takazogan with chickens and bamboo, signed Echizen Daijo Nagatsune with kao; the second bearing an ishime ground, carved in takabori with a shishi and peony, signed Sessan with kao. (2).
FOOTNOTES
縁頭　2点（竹鶏、牡丹唐獅子）　18世紀

Provenance: the first from the T.B. Blow and Kitson collections, purchased at Sotheby’s London, 1960.
The second: purchased at Sotheby’s London, 1966.