A SHIBUICHI TSUBA WITH TIGER, BAMBOO, & WATERFALL
A GOTO SCHOOL SHIBUICHI TSUBA WITH TIGER, BAMBOO, AND WATERFALL
Japan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)
The shibuichi tsuba of mokkogata shape, very finely worked in high relief with silver highlights and marvelous gold and shakudo takazogan, depicting a tiger scratching itself below towering stalks of leafy bamboo, next to craggy rocks and a silver stream, the verso with further bamboo, rocks, and a silver waterfall.
SIZE 8.3 x 7.6 cm
WEIGHT 173 g
Condition: Very good condition with minor surface wear, some light surface scratches.
Provenance: European collection.
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A related Goto school tsuba was sold at Zacke, Fine Japanese Art, 28 October 2020, Vienna, lot 55 (sold for 2,149 EUR).
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A GOTO SCHOOL SHIBUICHI TSUBA WITH TIGER, BAMBOO, AND WATERFALL
Japan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)
The shibuichi tsuba of mokkogata shape, very finely worked in high relief with silver highlights and marvelous gold and shakudo takazogan, depicting a tiger scratching itself below towering stalks of leafy bamboo, next to craggy rocks and a silver stream, the verso with further bamboo, rocks, and a silver waterfall.
SIZE 8.3 x 7.6 cm
WEIGHT 173 g
Condition: Very good condition with minor surface wear, some light surface scratches.
Provenance: European collection.
Auction comparison:
A related Goto school tsuba was sold at Zacke, Fine Japanese Art, 28 October 2020, Vienna, lot 55 (sold for 2,149 EUR).
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