A group of eight assorted pairs of fuchi-gashiraEdo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century
Comprising a shakudo ishimeji pair with a dragon in takabori and gold takazogan, inscribed Goto Yujo with a wood tomobako storage box; a shakudo ishimeji pair with plovers over waves in takabori and gold takazogan; a shakudo nanakoji pair with a dragon in bamboo and plum by a stream in iro-e takazogan, inscribed Naomasa; a shibuichi migakiji pair with a Chinese scholar at a table and a figure by a pine tree, inscribed Yasuchika; a shibuichi migakiji pair with a shishi and cranes over waves in takabori and silver, gold, and shakudo takazogan; a gilt pair with a minogame (bushy-tailed tortoise) with a smaller tortoise on its back in shibuichi and gold takazogan, inscribed Washimine and with a kao; a copper migakiji pair with Hotei and Daikoku in gold and silver takazogan, takabori, and shishiaibori, inscribed Issando Joi, a copper migakiji pair with cranes and pines in iro-e takazogan and shishiaibori
1 1/2in (3.8cm) wide, the largest