A PAIR OF EDO KINKO MENUKI

LATE EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), SIGNED ON TANZAKU OSAKI YOSHIAKI AND WITH KAO

Details

A PAIR OF EDO KINKO MENUKI
late edo period (19th century), signed on tanzaku osaki yoshiaki and with kao
Of gold, as two Namban entertainers, one blowing a trumpet and the other holding a drum and a mallet
Height 16in. (3.3cm.) and 1.3/8in. (3.5cm.), thickness 6mm. each (2)

Exhibited

Mikimoto Hall, Mikimoto Ginza, Tokyo, 1980.3.14--23

Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
Ando Satsuo, Kodogu/The World of Sword Furnishings: Fittings from the Collection of Raymond Bushell (Tokyo: Mikimoto, 1980), no. 40.

The artist was from Omi province. He studied with Ichiryu Tomomichi and Tomoyoshi.