KOMIN: A FINE SHIBUICHI OBIDOME WITH PEONY FLOWER
KOMIN: A FINE SHIBUICHI OBIDOME (SASH CLIP) WITH PEONY FLOWER
By Sugiura Komin, signed Komin
Japan, late Meiji period (1868-1912)
The oval shibuichi clip finely worked in silver takazogan depicting a flowering peony, the dark-patined leaf and stem incised in katakiri-bori. Signed to the top left KOMIN. With the original cord for the attachment to the obi (sash).
LENGTH 5.2 cm
WEIGHT 21 g
Condition: Very good condition with minor surface wear.
Provenance: French private collection.
The obidome (sash clips) are miniature mixed metal clips which were mounted to the obi (sash) with the help of a cord. Like kagamibuta netsuke and kanamono they were fashion accessories, many of them made by famous and celebrated metalwork artists who previously made sword fittings, which fell out of demand due to the Sword Abolishment Edict in 1876. The craftsmanship of these certainly rivaled those of the finest Western jewelers.
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KOMIN: A FINE SHIBUICHI OBIDOME (SASH CLIP) WITH PEONY FLOWER
By Sugiura Komin, signed Komin
Japan, late Meiji period (1868-1912)
The oval shibuichi clip finely worked in silver takazogan depicting a flowering peony, the dark-patined leaf and stem incised in katakiri-bori. Signed to the top left KOMIN. With the original cord for the attachment to the obi (sash).
LENGTH 5.2 cm
WEIGHT 21 g
Condition: Very good condition with minor surface wear.
Provenance: French private collection.
The obidome (sash clips) are miniature mixed metal clips which were mounted to the obi (sash) with the help of a cord. Like kagamibuta netsuke and kanamono they were fashion accessories, many of them made by famous and celebrated metalwork artists who previously made sword fittings, which fell out of demand due to the Sword Abolishment Edict in 1876. The craftsmanship of these certainly rivaled those of the finest Western jewelers.
