A Ko-Shoami tsuba
17th century
The circular iron plate with a raised rim and decorated with chrysanthemums in iroe hirazogan, some of the leaves carved in sukashibori, the rim decorated with scrolling vines and lightning bolts in gold nunomezogan, hitsuana plugged in shakudo
3 1/8in (7.7cm) diameter
The circular iron plate with a raised rim and decorated with chrysanthemums in iroe hirazogan, some of the leaves carved in sukashibori, the rim decorated with scrolling vines and lightning bolts in gold nunomezogan, hitsuana plugged in shakudo
3 1/8in (7.7cm) diameter
Sold for
US$ 3,500
inc. premium
Footnotes
- For a virtually identical Ko-Shoami tsuba in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, see Morihiro Ogawa, Japanese Swords and Sword Furniture in the Museum of Fine Arts Boston (Boston: Museum of fine Arts Boston, 1987), no. 140.
Lot heading
Property from the collection of Clarence McKenzie Lewis Jr.
Category: Asian Art / Japanese Art
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