Kyoto-Kinko Menuki

Reference Number	FK-10283
Title	[ Algae and Shells ] Kyoto-Kinko Menuki
Time	During the Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Inscription	No Inscription
L x W x H	(1) 1.5 x 4.3 cm, 6 g (2) 1.5 x 4.2 cm, 6 g
Material	Shakudo (alloy of copper and gold)
Box	Wooden Box
Certificate	Hozon Tosogu Kanteisho issued by NBTHK on December 15 of 2006
Description	A certificate issued by NBTHK (Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai) on Dec 15 of 2006 is attached. According to the certificate, this Menuki set is made of Shakudo. These are shaped in the Katachibori. Shells are expressed in the Iroe inlay with gold. The concavo-convex shaped pair of Ashi of the Menuki is called "Inyokon". The Menuki set is made by Kyo-Kinko (=Kyoto style craftsmen). Elaborate and nice Menuki.
Price	Sold, Thank you.

Features
	This Menuki set is made of Shakudo (red copper, alloy of copper and gold).
	The Menuki are outlined in the Katachibori.
	These are Iroe inlaid with gold.
	One Ashi of the Menuki is shaped in reentrant. The other one is shaped convexly. The pair of this kind of concavo-convex shapes of Ashi is called "Inyokon".