Description A GROUP OF TWO KASHIRA AND ONE FUCHI, 19th CENTURYJapan, 19th centuryThe first an iron kashira decorated in gilt takazogan with a depiction of a scarecrow. The second an iron fuchi crafted as well in gilt, copper, and shibuich iro-e tagazogan, showing a scarecrow, birds, and flowers. The third a shibuichi kashira crafted in gilt, copper, and silver iro-e tagazogan, depicting a sage, holding a cup of sake in his hand. LENGTH 3.8 cm (each kashira), 3.3 cm (the fuchi) WEIGHT (total) 36 gCondition: Each in good condition with minor surface wear, and slight surface scratches.Provenance: Family collection of either Felix Tikotin (1893-1986) or his son-in-law Louis (Loek) Borensztajn (1935-2021), Netherlands. Felix Tikotin (1893-1986) was an architect, art collector, dealer, and founder of the first Museum of Japanese Art in the Middle East. He became one of the world's leading collectors of Japanese art, starting at the age of 18, and continued to collect and work as an art dealer in Berlin in the 1920s. In the 1930s Felix Tikotin fled from the Nazis and hid his collection in the Netherlands. After the war, he decided that his collection should be taken to Israel, where in 1959 and with the help of Abba Hushi, who was the mayor of Haifa, The Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art was established. The Museum's collection comprises more than 8,000 items of art and crafts.