A large iron tsuba
By Ikeda Kazuhide, dated 1811
Of circular form, inlaid in gold with six hanafuda (cards for a flower game), signed and dated Isshu, Bunka 8th year (1811). 10.2cm (4in). (2.)
Of circular form, inlaid in gold with six hanafuda (cards for a flower game), signed and dated Isshu, Bunka 8th year (1811). 10.2cm (4in). (2.)
Sold for
£600
inc. premium
Footnotes
- With tomobako, with hakogaki reading: Mei Kazuhide, Bunka hachinen (1811), tetsu marugata, maru mimi, udenuki-ana ikke, irogane hanafuda gannyu, kinoe-tatsu, satsuki, Mon-yo with seal.
For the maker, Ikeda Kazuhide (Isshu), who lived in Shonai from 1772 to 1841, see Haynes Index, no. H 02979.
Category: Asian Art / Japanese Art
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