JAPANESE AND KOREAN ART 23 march 2022

779
A KOSATSU (SIGNBOARD PROHIBITING
CHRISTIANITY)
Edo period (1615-1868), dated 1867
The wooden signboard with an ink inscription
prohibiting the practice of Christianity, dated
Keio yonnen sangatsu (Third month of 1867)
and inscribed Daijokan (Grand Council of
State) and additional illegible inscription
14 5/8 x 27 3/8 x 3/4in (37.1 x 69.5 x 1.9cm)
$5,000 - 7,000
779
780
A FINE MINIATURE UCHIDASHI
(REPOUSSE) ARMOR
Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era,
early 20th century
The component parts of russet-iron, including
a kabuto adorned with a gilt-metal oni
maedate, hanbo, do, o-sode, kote, haidate,
and tsubo suneate, all assembled and laced
in the manner of a full-sized armor, the do and
o-sode decorated with a coiling rain dragon
hammered up in uchidashi technique; with a
stand and wood storage box
14 1/4in (36.3cm) high, mounted as in illustration
$5,000 - 6,000
780
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