JAPANESE AND KOREAN ART 23 march 2022

746
KOMAI COMPANY
An inlaid-iron dish
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century
Circular and set on three low bracket feet,
decorated in gold and silver overlays with a temple
and shrine complex, a village, and sailing vessels
in the distance before Mount Fuji, all framed by
a writhing dragon and phoenix in flight on trailing
ivy, scattered cherry blossoms, and clouds, the
rim with chrysanthemum florets, signed in gilt in a
rectangular reserve Nihon Kyoto no ju Komai sei
below a dragonfly mark
7 3/8in (18.7cm) diameter
$2,500 - 3,500
746
747
KOMAI OTOJIRO (ACTIVE LATE 19TH
CENTURY)
A fine inlaid-iron dish
Meiji era (1868-1912), circa 1875-1880
The circular lobed dish set on a ring foot and
chiseled and inlaid in gold and silver with a central
reserve of Bukan Zenshi raising his arm as if to strike
his tiger companion, the surrounding area decorated
with ten smaller roundels of landscapes and various
geometric patterns, the rim with a band of fruiting
grape leaves, signed in silver on the underside in a
rectangular reserve Nihon Kyoto no ju Komai sei
8 1/2in (21.6cm) diameter
$12,000 - 18,000
747
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