Enclosed are photos of a Japanese hammered silver bird sulpture. I was hoping someone could identify the maker and help give an approximate dating to the piece.
Thank you in advance for any info I can get.
Info on silversmith for Japanese bird
Info on silversmith for Japanese bird
Hello there,
Enclosed are photos of a Japanese hammered silver bird sulpture. I was hoping someone could identify the maker and help give an approximate dating to the piece.
Thank you in advance for any info I can get.
Enclosed are photos of a Japanese hammered silver bird sulpture. I was hoping someone could identify the maker and help give an approximate dating to the piece.
Thank you in advance for any info I can get.
Well after doing some more research on the internet I found some information about this maker.
Samurai Shokai was the leading Japanese curio shop in Japan of the time, owned by Yozo Nomura (1870-1965). The shop was established in 1894 at 1-20 Honcho, Yokohama. The company was a retailer, but also supported a number of affiliated craftsmen, apparantly many award winning pieces came from these silversmiths.
Samurai Shokai was the leading Japanese curio shop in Japan of the time, owned by Yozo Nomura (1870-1965). The shop was established in 1894 at 1-20 Honcho, Yokohama. The company was a retailer, but also supported a number of affiliated craftsmen, apparantly many award winning pieces came from these silversmiths.