18 MIXED-METAL KOZUKA (KNIFE HANDLES) Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century Comprising a shibuichi migakiji kozuka chiseled in shishiaibori and relief and with details in gold, shakudō, and copper depicting a Chinese general beneath a pine tree, signed Teruyuki; a shibuichi migakiji kozuka chiseled in shishiaibori and relief and with details in golddepicting Jurōjin and his crane; a shibuichi migakiji kozuka chiseled in shishiaibori and relief and with details in golddepicting a Chinese dignitary, perhaps Gomō, signed Tsunenobu; a shibuichi migakiji kozuka chiseled in shishiaibori and relief and with details in gold, silver, and shakudō depicting a vendor looking up at a hawk, the reverse with a poem on the first things of the New Year, with signature Hamano Chokuzui (Naoyuki) and a kaō; a shakudō nanako kozuka within a gilt framechiseled in relief and with details in gold depicting a sheaf of rice; a shibuichi migakiji kozukachiseled in shishiaibori and relief and with details in gold, silver, shakudō, and copperdepicting a sennin holding a magic peach, signed Kikuoka Mitsuyuki with a kaō; a shibuichi migakiji kozuka chiseled in shishiaibori and relief and with details in gold, silver, and shakudō depicting Ono no Michikaze looking at a frog (on the reverse); a shibuichi migakiji kozuka chiseled in shishiaibori and relief and with details in gold, silver, and shakudō depicting a Chinese dignitary (unidentified); a shakudō nanako kozuka within a gilt and shakudō framechiseled in relief and with details in gold, coral, and shibuichi depicting capsicums and a thread; a shakudō nanako kozuka within a gilt and shakudō frame chiseled in relief and with details in gold and silver depicting a spray of narcissus; a shibuichi migakiji kozuka chiseled in relief and with details in gold, shakudō, and copper depicting a seated figure with an attendant conjuring a dragon from a bowl, signed Taizan Motozane with an inlaid gold kaō; a copper migakiji kozuka inlaid in high relief of shakudō with a namazu (catfish), signed Tomisada; a shibuichi migakiji kozuka chiseled in shishiaibori and relief and with details in gold and shakudōdepicting a crow on an ancient pine tree hung with creeper; a shakudō nanako kozuka chiseled in relief and with details in gold and silver depicting a group of Chinese scholars, with signature Gotō Eijō and a kaō; a shakudō nanako kozuka chiseled in relief and with details in shakudō depicting an egret on a perch above a raging sea; a shakudō migakiji kozukachiseled in relief and with details in golddepicting a dragon emerging from clouds, with signature Ōmori Teruhide and a kaō; a shibuichi migakiji kozuka inlaid in high relief of copper and with details in gold depicting an Ise-ebi and bamboo; and a shibuichi migakiji kozuka chiseled in shishiaibori and relief and with details in gold depicting Shōki riding on a tiger, signed Tōunsai Masanori saku 3 7/8in (9.8cm) high, each approximately (18). 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