MUSASHIYA WORKSHOP (CIRCA 1900) A Shakudō and Gold Watch Chain and Fob Meiji era (1868-1912), circa 1900Property of various ownersMUSASHIYA WORKSHOP (CIRCA 1900)A Shakudō and Gold Watch Chain and Fob Meiji era (1868-1912), circa 1900Assembled from nine rectangular links hinged together and decorated on the obverse with a dragon in clouds chiseled in fine lines and finished with gold overlays, the shakudō fob formed as a dragon, signed with a chiseled signature Hōsai to and stamped Musashiya in Roman script and another seal-form stamp, with a gilt-metal watch clasp 5 7/8in (14.9cm) long, including the claspProvenanceGeorge E. McGague, purchased in Japan in April 1903, and thence by descent