Knife handle inlaid with shakudo and gold. Front depicts a shrine at Itsukushima. Reverse is incised and gold filled, depicting a view of the island. Edge is gold engraved "Geishu Itsuku-Shima no zo Jirasima ju Yasui Takekiyo". Measures apprx 3-7/8"L x 2-1/2"W. Signed Yasui Takekiya saku. Provanance: Purchased from Bonhams & Butterfields, San Francisco, 11/97; sale 6559; lot 6763.
800/1,200
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