Two shibuichi kozuka
Yokoya School, 19th century
The first carved in shishiaibori and engraved with two cranes wading in a stream, signed Muto Ichirozaemon ko; the second engraved in katakiri and kebori with a cleaner brushing a spider’s web, signed Soyo with kao. (2).
Sold for £600 (€706) inc. premium
Footnotes
小柄 2点(鶴、蜘蛛の巣払い) 19世紀

Provenance: Clement Milward collection, purchased at Sotheby’s London, 1968.