Carved horn, set with sapphires

H  13.00cm (5.12 in)  |  W  11.00cm (4.33 in)

Beautiful natural depiction of cherry blossom in finely carved horn set with sapphires
Signed in Japanese script 'Kozan'
Original fitted case marked: ‘Osaka, Paris’

Literature
llustrated in our book:
Beatriz Chadour-Sampson & Sonya Newell-Smith, Tadema Gallery London Jewellery from the 1860s to 1960s, Arnoldsche Art Publishers, Stuttgart 2021, cat. no. 465
Jen Cruse, The Comb, Its History and Development, 2007, Robert Hale Ltd, illustrated p.35

Collections
Acquired by The Richard H. Driehaus Museum, Chicago

Ref No   1931

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