A group of silver and shibuichi table articles


Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th centuryComprising a set of shibuichi chopsticks and matching holder decorated with blossoming autumn flowers in iro-e takazogan and hirazogan, signed Shogaku koku; a pair of silver sake cups decorated with articles for the New Year in kebori and gold hirazogan, signed Takatsugu saku, with a wood tomobako storage box signed Yamakawa Takatsugu saku and sealed; a pair of silver sake cups decorated with chrysanthemums in uchidashi with gilt highlights on an ishime ground, with a wood storage box; a pair of silver cylindrical cups with birds in flight by a river bank in katakiri-bori, signed Shuzan to and with stamped mark Jungin (Pure silver), with a fitted box with a hinged cover(4) 8in (20.3cm) long, the largest