Lot 132: A bronze and silver teascoop Fine Japanese Art

By Kano Natsuo (1828-1898), circa 1896 Of standard curved-rectangular form, carved in katakiribori with a lotus blossom and leaves, with grasses, the vertical rims and the back of silver, signed Natsuo kizamu (carved by Natsuo); with wood tomobako storage box sealed Natsuo in hiragana script and an inscription on the outside of the lid. 14.6cm x 5.7cm (5¾in x 2¼in). (2).

14.6cm x 5.7cm

: Miyazaki Tomijiro Collection.

For a similar example, see Tabako to Shio no Hakubutsukan (Tobacco and Salt Museum), Meiji no chokin: Kano Natsuo to sono jidai (Metalwork in the Meiji Era: Kano Natsuo and His Times), Kyoto, 1987, cat.no.26.