Catalogue of the collections of the American Art Association to be absolutely sold by auction to settle the estate of the late RAustin Robertson; part first . 4 is signed, Soko, 243 Large Plaque. Iron, elab-orately inlaid and incrustedwith gold. The centre panelhas two figures wrought inrelief, and showing a warriorsounding the alarm drumand a servant looking onwith frightened inner border surrounding this panel contains a field ofchrysanthemums and butterflies; the outer border is invarious diaper patterns and^crests, etc., and the rim borderhas grapevine l
Catalogue of the collections of the American Art Association to be absolutely sold by auction to settle the estate of the late RAustin Robertson; part first . 4 is signed, Soko, 243 Large Plaque. Iron, elab-orately inlaid and incrustedwith gold. The centre panelhas two figures wrought inrelief, and showing a warriorsounding the alarm drumand a servant looking onwith frightened inner border surrounding this panel contains a field ofchrysanthemums and butterflies; the outer border is invarious diaper patterns and^crests, etc., and the rim borderhas grapevine leaves overlaid in gold. Signature on theback, Komai-kioto. Diameter, 17 inches. 244 Large Plaque. Iron. Elaborately inlaid with gold and silver. The centre panel represents figure of a man withbeard. The face is wrought in iron with silver eyes andteeth. The robe is elaborately incrusted and inlaid withgold in fret design, and gold crests of the Daimio Simosain gold. The background is also elaborately inlaidand incrusted with gold. This panel is surrounded bysmall gold inlaid fret border, and also with a lily-petaledflower, outlined in silver in fretted and floral inlaiddesigns. The outer fi
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