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A rare large iron tsuba
By Myochin Ryoei, 18th century
In the form of an oni mask cast with heavy eyebrows, wide, open eyes and protruding teeth, signed Ryoei saku; with storage box with an inner cushioned tray inscribed with an authentication by Token kodogu kenkyu, signed with seal, dated in Showa tsuchinoe uma haru (in the Spring of 1978). 12cm (4¾in). (3).
In the form of an oni mask cast with heavy eyebrows, wide, open eyes and protruding teeth, signed Ryoei saku; with storage box with an inner cushioned tray inscribed with an authentication by Token kodogu kenkyu, signed with seal, dated in Showa tsuchinoe uma haru (in the Spring of 1978). 12cm (4¾in). (3).
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£2,000
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Footnotes
- 大鍔 鬼面 銘「了榮作」 18世紀
With NBTHK Tokubetsu Kicho certificate, dated Showa 54 (1979).
Ohara Katsunari (fl.circa mid Edo Period) was a Myochin School armour maker. Ryoei was his go (artist name). He was originally from Aki (now Hiroshima prefecture) and later went to Tokyo where he gained a reputation for being adept with the metal repoussé (uchidashi) technique. His works were thought to be suitable for use in battle. Although he uses the name Ryoei, many works conceived to by him are often unsigned. See Haynes, Index, no.H07591, where the present example is cited.
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