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Friday 31 March 2023, 10:00 AM • Sarzana

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An important tsuba of the Kamiyoshi school, Edo Period (1603-1867)

Estimate

€ 900 - 1.300

Sold

€ 1.500

The price includes buyer's premium

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dimensions 6.6 x 7.1 x 0.4 cm
Made of Higo-style iron, with sukashi, ryo mokko gata, maru mini motifs. The sukashi designs are geometric, note that the external decorations are entirely held by the hitsu alone. Late Edo period. In Kiri box. The Kamiyoshi school succeeded the Hayashi school at the top of the Higo tradition along with the Hirata Hikozo, Nishigaki Kanshiro and Shimizu Jinbei schools. Provenance: Compton Collection