SEVEN PAIRS OF MENUKI (HILT GRIPS) AND FOUR SINGLE MENUKI Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century Comprising a shakudō and gold pair, each in the form of a stream, a hishaku (dipper), and a jakago; a pair of menuki and four single menuki in gold, silver, shakudō, and shibuichi, the pair in the form of hō-ō birds, the others birds, flowers, and a minogame; a shakudō and gold pair in the form of seashells; a shakudō and goldpair, each in the form of a gourd, leaf, and tendrils; a shakudō and gold pair in the form of sōshi (books); a shakudō and gold pair in the form of omodaka (sagittaria) and cherry blossom; and a gilt-metal pair in the form of tatebina dolls; Each with a wood tomobako storage box 1 3/8in (3.5cm) wide, the largest (18). Footnotes: Provenance The second pair and four single menuki, Raymond Bushell Collection, previously sold at Christie's, New York, The Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection of Japanese Art, October 28, 1998, lot 659 Lot to be sold without reserve. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ¤ ¤ Unless indicated by the ¤ symbol next to the lot number (or bearing an explicit statement such as 'No Reserve' or 'Without Reserve'), which denotes no reserve, all lots in the catalog are subject to a reserve. The reserve is the minimum hammer price that the seller is willing to accept for a lot. This amount is confidential and does not exceed the low estimate value. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing