Lot Essay
Seiunsai Yukimitsu worked in Mito, in Hitachi province.
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EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
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AN IRON tsuba BY SUNAGAWA MASAYOSHI AND ANOTHER BY SEIUNSAI YUKIMITSU
Edo Period (19th century)
The first of oval form pierced and carved with waves, surrounded by a dragon amongst clouds carved in shishiaibori, signed Shohakudo Sunagawa Masayoshi, with a kao, 7.7cm; the second, also oval, pierced and carved with a Chinese warrior seated in a carriage, attended by a mounted retainer, a dragon swirling overhead, details inlaid and overlaid in copper, silver and two colours of gold, signed Seiunsai Yukimitsu, 7.55cm. (2)
Edo Period (19th century)
The first of oval form pierced and carved with waves, surrounded by a dragon amongst clouds carved in shishiaibori, signed Shohakudo Sunagawa Masayoshi, with a kao, 7.7cm; the second, also oval, pierced and carved with a Chinese warrior seated in a carriage, attended by a mounted retainer, a dragon swirling overhead, details inlaid and overlaid in copper, silver and two colours of gold, signed Seiunsai Yukimitsu, 7.55cm. (2)
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