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A soft-metal-inlaid brass tray
Meiji period (late 19th century), signed Kibi Yanagawa be Shoami sen (Carved by Shoami Katsuyoshi [1832-1908] at Yanagawa, Kibi province)
The square tray as a poem-card (shikishi), decorated in gold and silver inlays and engraved with a poem, some pierced motifs resembling wormholes, signature on base
5 7/8 x 5 ½ in. (14.9 x 14 cm.)
With original wood box titled waka shikishi gata bon (poem card shape tray with a poem) on lid and shinchu ji kin gin iro-e ko sukashi chor zaimei (gold and silver inlaid engraved brass tray with signature) and signed Kibi Shoami sen (carved by Shoami in Kibi Province), sealed Katsuyoshi

Quoted from the lot page, © Christie's. Christie's, An Inquiring Mind: American Collecting of Japanese & Korean Art, 2017-04-25, lot 57 ↗