SHOAMI MOTOSHIGE: AN IRON 'GOLD SPIDER WEB' TSUBA
SHOAMI MOTOSHIGE: A RARE IRON TSUBA WITH GOLD SPIDER WEB
By Shoami Motoshige, signed Shoami Motoshige
Japan, mid-18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)
The iron tsuba of nadekakugata shape, the ground finely worked to resemble tree bark and very finely inlaid in gold with a spider web on both sides. Signed to the front SHOAMI MOTOSHIGE.
SIZE 8.1 x 7.9 cm
WEIGHT 187.3 g
Condition: Excellent condition with typical associated surface wear.
Provenance: European private collection.
A quite typical work for the Shoami school, executed here in a particularly delicate manner. The artist is listed in the Haynes Index of Japanese Sword Fittings and Associated Artists on page 1179 (H 05927.0).
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SHOAMI MOTOSHIGE: A RARE IRON TSUBA WITH GOLD SPIDER WEB
By Shoami Motoshige, signed Shoami Motoshige
Japan, mid-18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)
The iron tsuba of nadekakugata shape, the ground finely worked to resemble tree bark and very finely inlaid in gold with a spider web on both sides. Signed to the front SHOAMI MOTOSHIGE.
SIZE 8.1 x 7.9 cm
WEIGHT 187.3 g
Condition: Excellent condition with typical associated surface wear.
Provenance: European private collection.
A quite typical work for the Shoami school, executed here in a particularly delicate manner. The artist is listed in the Haynes Index of Japanese Sword Fittings and Associated Artists on page 1179 (H 05927.0).
