SIGNED DEWA AKITA NO JU SHOAMI DENBEI, [SHOAMI DENBEI OF AKITA IN DEWA PROVINCE], EDO PERIOD (17TH/18TH CENTURY)

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A FINE AND IMPORTANT TSUBA BY SHOAMI DENBEI
Signed Dewa Akita No Ju Shoami Denbei, [SHOAMI DENBEI OF AKITA IN DEWA PROVINCE], Edo Period (17th/18th century)
The shibuichi plate chiselled with a combination of the rinbo [wheel of Buddhist law] and tomoe [comma] within the rim, the tomoe has a sunken surface incised with yasurime, inlaid with Hirata style cloisonné enamels, gold spirals and dots, the outer edge of the rim polished and inlaid with karakusa in gold hirazogan
7.9cm.

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Lot Essay

Shoami Denbei (1651-1723) worked for the Satake Daimyo of Akita, as the cloisonné enamel inlays are contemporary with the tsuba it would appear to be a co-production with a Hirata master, both the fourth Shigekata (1671-1714) and the fifth Narikado (1671-1757) were working at the relevant period.

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