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Shakudo Shishi Menuki

Excellent mumei menuki in high quality shakudo of Shishi.  The workmanship is brilliant in this set with very tall sculpting, fine detailing, and highly precise placement of gold onlay.  Both Shishi demonstrate natural flowing movement with one staring directly at the viewer curiously and the other holding its head up scratching its chin.  The still life in them is charming and inviting.  Their posts are male and female type and in mint condition. 

They are a very large size at 37 mm x 18 mm for the omote menuki, and 39 mm x 22 mm for the ura menuki.  A fitted high quality box holds them.  

This would be an excellent candidate for submission to shinsa and are priced accordingly.  If they are sent out for submission before sale, the price may go up substantially upon their return.