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Set of Eight Komai Style Inlaid Iron Place Card Holders browse these categories for related items... All Items: Vintage Arts:Regional Art:Asian:Japanese:Metalwork: Pre 1950: item # 978599 Please refer to our stock # 6-459A13 when inquiring.
B & C Antiques P. O. Box 291 Derby, CT 06418 203-929-7312 Guest Book $400 for set of 8 |
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These diminutive vintage inlaid place card holders were hand crafted in iron inlaid with miniature designs intricately inlaid in gold and silver. Ca. 1940-1950. The reverse side, the base and the clip to hold the name card in place are made of brass. Made by the Amita Jewelry Company, the bases are stamped “Amita Japan.” Each holder bears a different floral or landscape scene featuring birds, flowers, pagodas, boats and Mt. Fuji. The set comes with its original kiri wood storage box (“tomobako”) which bears the Amita Jewelry label. Used to hold the name cards of the guests seated at a dinner table, these jewel-like inlaid holders were an elegant accessory on a formally set dining table. Japanese metalwork, technically and artistically, has been unrivaled by that of other cultures for many centuries. In Kyoto, the Komai family was recognized for its fine decorative metalwork during the Meiji period. Made by a very difficult process of metalwork, Komai wares typically had a base of iron or steel which was decorated with minute bits of gold and/or silver and copper in exquisite detail. Their most successful products were generally small items. Also called damascene, high quality Komai style wares are highly collectible. These place card holders are an unusual representation of this fine ware. CONDITION is excellent. DIMENSIONS: Each place card holder is approximately one inch (2.5 cm) high x one-half inch (1.3 cm) wide. Wood box is 7 5/8” (cm) x 1 ½” (cm) x 1 ¼” (3.2 cm) high. IF YOU ARE CHECKING OUT THIS ITEM AT AUCTION, WE INVITE YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT ALL THE OTHER JAPANESE AND CHINESE ANTIQUES ITEMS LISTED ON OUR WEBSITE AT www.BandCantiques.com. |
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