Lot Essay
Naotoshi was a student of Yanagawa Naomasa (1692-1757) and worked in the Kanda district of Edo.
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A MORIKAWA FAMILY TSUBA
EDO PERIOD (CIRCA 1770), SIGNED ICHIRYUKEN NAOTOSHI AND KAO
The four-lobed, polished iron plate carved in high and low relief with a shishi and ball, the reverse with a peony blossom, buds and leaves, some rubbing and very light rust--height 8.3 cm.
EDO PERIOD (CIRCA 1770), SIGNED ICHIRYUKEN NAOTOSHI AND KAO
The four-lobed, polished iron plate carved in high and low relief with a shishi and ball, the reverse with a peony blossom, buds and leaves, some rubbing and very light rust--height 8.3 cm.