Beschreibung:

A soft-metal-inlaid brass tray
MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY), SIGNED KIBI YANAGAWA BE SHOAMI SEN (CARVED BY SHOAMI KATSUYOSHI [1832-1908] AT YANAGAWA, KIBI PROVINCE)
A soft-metal-inlaid brass tray Meiji period (late 19th century), signed Kibi Yanagawa be Shoami sen (Carved by Shoami Katsuyoshi [1832-1908] at Yanagawa, Kibi province) The square tray as a poem-card ( shikishi ), decorated in gold and silver inlays and engraved with a poem, some pierced motifs resembling wormholes, signature on base 5 7/8 x 5 ½ in. (14.9 x 14 cm.) With original wood box titled waka shikishi gata bon (poem card shape tray with a poem) on lid and shinchu ji kin gin iro-e ko sukashi chor zaimei (gold and silver inlaid engraved brass tray with signature) and signed Kibi Shoami sen (carved by Shoami in Kibi Province), sealed Katsuyoshi