A fine copper jar carved and inlaid with a design of a cockerel, hen and chick in Katakiribo (carved) technique in gold, silver and various alloys. The exterior signed Katsura Mitsuharo (1871-1962) as is the original box.
Height: 9 inches (23 cms)
Diameter: 9.75 inches (25 cms)
For another example of work by Mitsuharo, a pupil of Toyokawa Kitsunaga, see: Victor Harris "Japanese Imperial Craftsmen, Meiji Art" from the Khalili Collection, British Museum Press, 1994, no 4.
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