Info on silversmith for Japanese bird

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suaveddie
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Info on silversmith for Japanese bird

Postby suaveddie » Wed Nov 23, 2005 3:07 am

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.
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Postby suaveddie » Fri Dec 02, 2005 1:47 pm

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.

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Postby admin » Fri Dec 02, 2005 2:35 pm

Thanks for sharing that.
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