Lot Essay
Tsunenao was a student of Ichinomiya Nagatsune.
18TH/19TH CENTURY, THE FUCHI-KASHIRA SIGNED TSUNENAO
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THREE TSUBA AND A PAIR OF FUCHI-KASHIRA
18th/19th Century, the fuchi-kashira signed Tsunenao
The oval iron tsuba decorated with two courtiers enjoying a walk in an autumn field beside a stream in takabori, sukidashi carving and kebori, details in shakudo zogan and gold, Mito school, 7.2cm.; an oval shakudo nanako tsuba depicting a rain dragon in clouds, in takabori and gilt, the roped gilt mimi, Goto School, 7.1cm.; a Hamano school rounded-square shibuichi tsuba decorated with a roaring tiger and a dragon, carved in takabori and kebori, details in gilt, 6.7cm.; and a shibuichi Kyoto school fuchi-kashira depicting Kajiwara Kagesue and Sasaki Takatsuna in takabori and iroe takazogan, (the fuchi stuffed with metal)
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18th/19th Century, the fuchi-kashira signed Tsunenao
The oval iron tsuba decorated with two courtiers enjoying a walk in an autumn field beside a stream in takabori, sukidashi carving and kebori, details in shakudo zogan and gold, Mito school, 7.2cm.; an oval shakudo nanako tsuba depicting a rain dragon in clouds, in takabori and gilt, the roped gilt mimi, Goto School, 7.1cm.; a Hamano school rounded-square shibuichi tsuba decorated with a roaring tiger and a dragon, carved in takabori and kebori, details in gilt, 6.7cm.; and a shibuichi Kyoto school fuchi-kashira depicting Kajiwara Kagesue and Sasaki Takatsuna in takabori and iroe takazogan, (the fuchi stuffed with metal)
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