GENUINE 1940-ISH ANTIQUE KOMAI COMPANY OF KYOTO JAPANESE DAMASCENE CIGARETTE CASE24K GOLD AND SILVER INLAID (NUNOME-ZOGAN TECHNIQUE)EXCELLENT CONDITION FROM THE EARLY SHOWA PERIOD (WHILE THE KOMAI COMPANY METALWORK WAS OF THE SAME HIGH QUALITY, SHOWA PIECES GENERALLY FETCH SOMEWHAT LESS THAN THE OLDER KOMAI COMPANY MEIJI PERIOD PIECES)INTRIGUING SCENE OF TWO JAPANESE MEN TRANSPORTING POSSESSIONS TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE RAIN, MT. FUJI IN THE BACKGROUNDHAS A SIMPLE DRAGONFLY TRADEMARK WITH A BOX BELOW IT THAT HAS AN ARRAY OF SOLID RECTANGLES
AI Overview (Asked \"Did the Komai Company of Kyoto ever use a very simple dragonfly with a box below it with no kanji in it just little solid rectangles?\")
AI Answer:Yes, the Komai Company of Kyoto did use this mark! However, the \"little solid rectangles\" are actually an abstract, geometric version of the original Komai kanji signature.The \"box with little solid rectangles in it\" you are describing is the family\'s hallmarkâoften called a chop mark.How it looks: The box portion typically contains no kanji, but rather a geometric grid or a few simple, solid rectangle marks representing a stylized signature or registered company chop.Era & Context: The Komai family workshop, most active during the Meiji and early Showa periods, used different variations of this dragonfly hallmark depending on the importance of the piece. The highly abstract, geometric forms (sometimes just straight lines for the wings and body) are characteristic of later pieces made for international markets.
THE KOMAI COMPANY OF JAPAN WAS A LEGENDARY JAPANESE METALWORKING FIRM RENOWNED FOR ITS MASTERFUL NUNOME-ZOGAN DAMASCENE METAL OVERLAY TECHNIQUE THAT FEATURED INTRICATE RAISED INLAYS OF GOLD, SILVER, AND BRONZE. THE COMPANY WAS FOUNDED IN 1841 AND ITS METALWORKING OPERATION WAS ACTIVE UNTIL 1941 WHEN WORLD WAR TWO FORCED IT TO SHUT DOWN. IT\'S ITEMS ARE HIGHLY PRIZED AND SOUGHT AFTER BY COLLECTORSTHE CASE IS 5.0 INCHES LONG BY 3.375 INCHES TALL BY 0.375 INCHES THICKFREE SHIPPING TO U.S. ONLYYOU MUST HAVE AT LEAST 20 POSITIVE responseS TO PURCHASE THIS ITEM.
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