Lot Essay
Sano Naoyoshi was active in the mid to late eighteenth century. He is considered the founder of the Sano school. He was a retainer of the Akimoto daimyo of Tatebayashi in Kozuke Province.
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A SANO SCHOOL SET OF TSUBA WITH FUCHI KASHIRA
EDO PERIOD (CIRCA 1760), SIGNED NAOYOSHI WITH KAO
The shakudo tsuba has a large grain nanako surface that is decorated with inlaid gold crests and open fans. The fuchi kashira is decorated en suite--height of tsuba 7.9cm., width 7.6cm., thickness 5.25mm.; height of fuchi 4cm., thickness 1.5cm.
EDO PERIOD (CIRCA 1760), SIGNED NAOYOSHI WITH KAO
The shakudo tsuba has a large grain nanako surface that is decorated with inlaid gold crests and open fans. The fuchi kashira is decorated en suite--height of tsuba 7.9cm., width 7.6cm., thickness 5.25mm.; height of fuchi 4cm., thickness 1.5cm.