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€ 600 - 900
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€ 2.250
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dimensions 6.8 x 7.0 x 0.7 cm
Made of nade-maru-gata iron, ji-sukashi with finely carved details in the round and with gold, copper, silver iore finishing featuring some mother-of-pearl details. The signature engraved in gold with Kao in Tensho characters. The figure depicts a flying 'ho- ho', a kind of Chinese phoenix, forming the edge of the tsuba with its broad wings; the body and the tail are decorated with gold engravings. At the edges of the tail the peacock's eyes are finished with unusual mother-of-pearl decorations. With kiri (paulownia) leaves and cherry blossoms underneath, made of gold, copper and silver. Sekigane. The bird represents eternity, and paulownia is one of the Imperial symbols. The artist is mentioned in 'Le petit Hara' as a collateral school to the Goto one. Period: mid-1800 century. Provenance: Sotheby's sale, London, 1996.
Made of nade-maru-gata iron, ji-sukashi with finely carved details in the round and with gold, copper, silver iore finishing featuring some mother-of-pearl details. The signature engraved in gold with Kao in Tensho characters. The figure depicts a flying 'ho- ho', a kind of Chinese phoenix, forming the edge of the tsuba with its broad wings; the body and the tail are decorated with gold engravings. At the edges of the tail the peacock's eyes are finished with unusual mother-of-pearl decorations. With kiri (paulownia) leaves and cherry blossoms underneath, made of gold, copper and silver. Sekigane. The bird represents eternity, and paulownia is one of the Imperial symbols. The artist is mentioned in 'Le petit Hara' as a collateral school to the Goto one. Period: mid-1800 century. Provenance: Sotheby's sale, London, 1996.