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Friday 31 March 2023, 10:00 AM • Sarzana

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A tsuba of the Choshu school, Edo Period (1603-1867)

Estimate

€ 250 - 450

Sold

€ 350

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

dimensions 6.6 x 6.9 x 0.5 cm
Made of iron, tate-maru-gata, yo-sukashi, with finely engraved details in takabori with gold nunome underlining. The head, body and wings spread in a circle are very clearly visible in the circular figure of the ho-ho. The paulownia leaves and the ferns are well outlined in the lower part. Late Edo period, mid-19th century. Provenance: an antiquarian dealer from Kyoto, 1992.