TEN PAIRS OF MENUKI (HILT GRIPS) Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century Comprising a shakudō and gold pair, respectively in the form of the character tora (tiger) on a plum branch and the character ryū (dragon) on a bamboo branch; a shakudō and gold pair, each in the form of a rabbit leaping over waves; a shakudō, gold, silver, and copper pair in the form of dancers; a gold and shakudō pair, each in the form of a tasseled lacquer box; a shakudō and goldpair, each in the form of a crab on a leaf; a shibuichi pair, each modeled as a caparisoned elephant with details in gold, silver, and shakudō; a shakudō and gold pair in the form of birds flying over waves a shakudō and goldpair, each in the form of branch of plum blossom; a shakudō and gold pair, each in the form of a tiger; a shibuichi pair chiseled in relief and with details in shibuichi and copper in the form of Shaka and Daruma Each with a wood tomobako storage box 2 3/8in (6cm) wide, the largest (20). Footnotes: Provenance The sixth pair previously sold at Christie's, London, November 9, 2005, lot 178. 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