By the Komai company, signed Nihon koku Kyoto ju Komai sei Japan, Kyoto, Meiji period (1868-1912) The iron dish with a gilt rim, the front depicting two samurai dressed in full armor before a flowering tree and amongst fallen arrows. The samurai wearing a kabuto holds a sakazuki (sake cup) before him as the other samurai dances with a fan in his hand. The details are inlaid in gold with some silver. Three lobed feet to the reverse and signed in gold Nihon koku Kyoto ju KOMAI sei inside a square reserve and below a gilt dragonfly. DIAMETER 30 cm WEIGHT 898 g Condition: Very good condition, extremely minor surface wear. Scattered rust spots to the backside. Provenance: British collection. Auction comparison: A related dish by the Komai company with the same dragonfly mark depicting a similar subject, yet significantly smaller, was offered at Bonhams, Fine Japanese Works of Art, 19 March 2014, New York, lot 3314 (estimated at 6,000-8,000 USD).
By the Komai company, signed Nihon koku Kyoto ju Komai sei Japan, Kyoto, Meiji period (1868-1912) The iron dish with a gilt rim, the front depicting two samurai dressed in full armor before a flowering tree and amongst fallen arrows. The samurai wearing a kabuto holds a sakazuki (sake cup) before him as the other samurai dances with a fan in his hand. The details are inlaid in gold with some silver. Three lobed feet to the reverse and signed in gold Nihon koku Kyoto ju KOMAI sei inside a square reserve and below a gilt dragonfly. DIAMETER 30 cm WEIGHT 898 g Condition: Very good condition, extremely minor surface wear. Scattered rust spots to the backside. Provenance: British collection. Auction comparison: A related dish by the Komai company with the same dragonfly mark depicting a similar subject, yet significantly smaller, was offered at Bonhams, Fine Japanese Works of Art, 19 March 2014, New York, lot 3314 (estimated at 6,000-8,000 USD).
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