A group of 13 kanamono (metal fittings)


Edo period (1615-1868), 19th centuryComprising a clasp fashioned from a silver ichibu coin; a silver clasp formed as Hotei reclining; a shakudo clasp formed as Kan'u by a bridge post, decorated in iro-e takazogan; a figure with a sack over his shoulder riding a horse through waves in copper and shakudo takazogan; a shinchu menuki formed as a pair of Kyogen masks; a shakudo menuki formed as a branch of mandarin oranges, decorated in gold and silver takazogan, fitted as a brooch; a pair of shibuichi menuki formed as poem cards with a swordsmith at work and an entertainer before a courtier, all in katakiri-bori, indistinctly signed [] [] Harukawa and with a kao; a shakudo menuki formed as Hotei in his treasure sack, decorated in gold and copper takazogan; a shakudo menuki formed as a writhing dragon, with gold highlights; a menuki formed as a flying crane in shakudo and gold; a shakudo menuki formed as a tethered horse; a cloisonné-enamel and gilt menuki formed as a spray of blossoms and tendrils (13) 1 7/8in (4.7cm) wide (the largest)