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KATSUYOSHI FOR THE HATTORI COMPANY: A FINE SILVER BOX AND COVER
Lot 16 - JPN1225
By Katsuyoshi (died 1934) for the Hattori company, signed Katsuyoshi sen and sealed with the Hattori company ‘swallow’ mark
Japan, early 20th century, Meiji period (1868-1912)
Of rectangular shape supported on four bracket feet and with a flush-fitting cover, the silver surface superbly incised in fine katakaribori and kebori depicting an imposing pine tree to the cover, the small pinecones picked out in gold hirazogan, the sides showing further pine needles as well as falling cherry blossoms. The interior of plain wood. Signed to the cover KATSUYOSHI sen [engraved by Katsuyoshi] and stamped to the rim jungin [pure silver] and with the ‘swallow’ mark of the Hattori company.
SIZE 5.5 x 10 x 14.5 cm
WEIGHT 444 g
Condition: Very good condition with only very minor wear including a few light surface scratches.
Kintaro Hattori founded the Hattori Clock and Jewelry Store in 1881. The company produced and retailed luxury goods such as silverware for export and sold them in its department store located in Tokyo’s Ginza district. In 1924, Hattori established a watchmaking factory named Seiko, which would go on to become the world’s largest watch manufacturer.
Katsuyoshi (given name Iida Nisaburo) graduated from the Tokyo University of Fine Arts in 1894 (Meiji 27), where he studied under Kano Natsuo (1828–1898). Natsuo was one of Japan’s most celebrated metalworkers of the late Edo and Meiji periods, renowned for his mastery of katakiribori, a delicate engraving technique that allowed him to create metal surfaces resembling ink paintings.
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