A Somin school tsuba Edo period (19th century)
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A Somin school tsuba
Edo period (19th century)
The oval shibuichi plate carved in katakiri-bori with gamboling shishi and rocks, applied gilt rim, signed Somin and kakihan
3in (7.5cm) high
Estimate:
US$ 2,000 - 3,000
£1,300 - 1,900
€1,500 - 2,200

Footnotes

  • Provenance: Ex-Duncan Beresford-Jones collection
    Ex-G.H. Naunton collection

    Published: Henri L. Joly, ed. Japanese sword fittings, a descriptive catalogue of the collection of G.H. Naunton, Esq. (London, 1912), no. 1731, pl. LIX.

Category: Asian Art / Japanese Art

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