A KITAGAWA SOTEN SCHOOL TSUBA

MID EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY), SIGNED SOHEISHI (MOGARASHI) NYUDO SOTEN SEI GOSHU HIKONE JU

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A KITAGAWA SOTEN SCHOOL TSUBA
mid edo period (18th century), signed soheishi (mogarashi) nyudo soten sei goshu hikone ju
The circular iron plate carved in low relief and decorated in gold, silver, copper and iron takazogan with sages and their accompanying animals amid mountains, waves and trees, with kaku-mimi
Height 3in. (8.3cm.), width 3.1/8in. (7.9cm.), thickness 3mm.

Lot Essay

Soten was born in Kyoto and worked under the protection of the Kawakita family of the Hikone clan in Omi province. He first used the name Shuten, developing the technique known as Hikone-bori which became very popular at the time.