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Japanese Iron Damascene Dish, signed Nihon koku Kyoto ju Komai sei, Meiji Period
$ 2930.4
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Japanese Iron Damascene Dish, signed Nihon koku Kyoto ju Komai sei, Meiji Period.A beautiful and finely wrought Iron damascene dish worked in gold and silver nunomezogan on a black background decorated with a scenic harbor scene. Displayed on genuine Zitan wood display stand.
Signed Nihon koku, Kyoto ju Komai sei, 日本國京都住駒井製 (made by Komai, Kyoto-Japan) in a seal with a dragonfly, Meiji Period.
The Komai Company in Kyoto founded in 1841 produced the finest damascene objects (inlaid work of gold and silver on iron ware) in Western and traditional Japanese styles, and continued to make metalwork until 1941.
They exhibited some of their pieces at the Portland Exhibition in 1905, St. Petersburg in 1908, London and Brussels in 1910 and Vienna in 1913.
Measures 6 inches diameter.
Excellent condition.