Lot Essay
Tsuchiya Masachika died in 1860 and was the eldest son of Yasuchika 'V'.
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EDO PERIOD (18/19TH CENTURY)
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A TSUCHIYA SCHOOL TSUBA AND TWO OTHERS
Edo period (18/19th century)
A pale shibuichi tsuba carved with a group of tradesmen and travellers taking shelter from heavy rain under the roof of a gateway, signed Sekienshi Tsuchiya Masachika kinto with a kao (Yasuchika 'VI') and dated Kaei san [1850], 7.5cm.; a smaller oval shibuichi tsuba carved and inlaid with the story of Shiba Onko, the reverse with a banana tree beside a rock in the garden, with signature Hosono Masamori and a kao, 6.55cm.; and a pale shibuichi tsuba carved and inlaid with a cat with a sparrow, clutched in its fore-paws, the reverse with a stand of bamboo, with signature Nagatsune and a kao, 7.45cm. (3)
Edo period (18/19th century)
A pale shibuichi tsuba carved with a group of tradesmen and travellers taking shelter from heavy rain under the roof of a gateway, signed Sekienshi Tsuchiya Masachika kinto with a kao (Yasuchika 'VI') and dated Kaei san [1850], 7.5cm.; a smaller oval shibuichi tsuba carved and inlaid with the story of Shiba Onko, the reverse with a banana tree beside a rock in the garden, with signature Hosono Masamori and a kao, 6.55cm.; and a pale shibuichi tsuba carved and inlaid with a cat with a sparrow, clutched in its fore-paws, the reverse with a stand of bamboo, with signature Nagatsune and a kao, 7.45cm. (3)
Provenance
The second, C. P. Peak Collection
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