9 Nov 2010
10:30 GMT
London, New Bond Street
The Edward Wrangham Collection of Japanese Art: Part I
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The Edward Wrangham Collection of Japanese Art: Part I
Back to auction 18493
An iron tsuba
Tanaka School, 19th century
Of rounded rectangular form with raised rim, carved in takabori and inlaid in iroe takazogan with Shoki standing in a defiant attitude while an oni peers through a hole above, signed Rakusei Toshiharu with inlaid gold kao.
8.2cm (3¼in).
Of rounded rectangular form with raised rim, carved in takabori and inlaid in iroe takazogan with Shoki standing in a defiant attitude while an oni peers through a hole above, signed Rakusei Toshiharu with inlaid gold kao.
8.2cm (3¼in).
Sold for
£960
inc. premium
Footnotes
- 鐔 鍾馗と鬼 銘「洛西 寿治（花押）」 19世紀
Provenance: W.W. Winkworth collection, 1962.
For the maker, Nakajima Toshiharu, see Haynes, Index no.H 10323. The name is preceded by Rakusei, referring to a western suburb of Kyoto.
Category: Asian Art / Japanese Art
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