Japanese Bronze and Mixed Metal Brush Pot. Meiji Period. Circa 1880.

Kyoto Nogawa Bronze and Mixed Metal Brush Pot. Meiji Period. c 1880.

Superb Japanese brush pot decorated with flying cranes in silver and shakadu technique*. Finely detailed (legs, feathers, eyes, beak, nares etc). Of the highest quality and heavy piece for size. Makers mark for Nogawa Company on base.

Condition: Excellent condition with warm patina to the bronze. Silverwork extremely finely chased and decorated. [Stand not included].

Dimensions: Height = 9cm; Diameter = 7cm.

* Shakudo is a Japanese alloy used in sheet metal inlay or wire inlay. The technique involves inlaying gold, silver, and copper into a darkened copper base. Usually, shakudo is composed of 75% copper and 4-25% gold and 5-20% antimony.

* Nogawa Company was a Japanese company that manufactured and sold a variety of objects, including metalwork and satsuma ware, in Kyoto, Japan during the Meiji era (1868–1912).