JAPAN, 19th CENTURY - Lot 85

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JAPAN, 19th CENTURY - Lot 85
JAPAN, 19th CENTURY Set of 24 kozuka, assembled in 12 knives and 12 forks, the knives in shakudo decorated in gilded takazogan with various motifs, such as dragons, flowers, vases, furniture objects; the forks in shakudo, shibuichi or sentoku, with various decorations. Knife blades with Chinese hallmark. Dim. 9.7 x 1.5 cm on average (Most kozuka more or less depatinated; knife blades worn) Provenance Presumed private collection of Monsieur Auguste Gérard (1852-1922), French ambassador to China (1893-1897) and Japan (1907-1913). Then by descent to the current owner.
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