Kinko menuki showing horses at play, worked in shakudo with gold, unsigned and supplied in a box. They are used and belong with the Japanese sword fittings in this listing group.

The subject is lively: frolicking horses rendered in the dark alloy with gold used for contrast. Horses are a familiar motif on Japanese fittings, and this set would hold its own in a tosogu case or under the wrap of a sword being remounted. Unlike many loose menuki, this one comes boxed, which helps with storage and display. The supplier records no signature, so the maker is unknown, and the piece should be judged on the metalwork visible in the photographs. For a Montana collector building a theme around horses, or around shakudo work, it is a straightforward addition that arrives ready to shelve.

Key features

• Kinko menuki, frolicking horses
• Shakudo with gold
• Unsigned
• Boxed
• Used

The boxed menuki ship to your door in Montana.