A Ko-kinko shakudo tsuba  16th century
A ko-kinko shakudo tsuba
16th century
Of mokko form, with raised rim, bearing a nanako ground, carved and inlaid with a rural scene, showing a resting priest gazing at a waterfall while three oxen graze in a field beside a banded hedge, in takabori and gold and silver takazogan, unsigned.
6.7cm (2⅝in).
Sold for £750 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • 鍔 僧と雄牛 無銘 16世紀

Category: Asian Art / Japanese Art


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