An iron tsuba Mito school, 19th century
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An iron tsuba
Mito School, 19th century
Of oval form with slightly raised rim, carved in shishiaibori with a standing horse, its head raised, a stream and distant hills on the reverse, signed Hagiya Katsuhira with kao.
7cm (2¾in).
Sold for £2,640 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • 鐔　馬　銘「萩谷勝平（花押）」　19世紀

    Provenance: W.W. Winkworth collection, 1960.

    Hagiya Katsuhira (1804-1886) was one of the finest of the late Edo/Meiji sword-fitting makers, having studied with Sekijoken Motozane, and was employed by the Matsudaira Daimyo as official artist for the Bakufu. His work was much copied during the Meiji period.

Category: Asian Art / Japanese Art

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