Lot Essay
Tomonobu was born in Ise province (now Mie Prefecture) and studied drawing from Tani Buncho. He lived in Edo as did Kazunobu and Masanobu. He worked mainly in sentoku.
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WITH SIGNATURE SOMEYA TOMONOBU AND GILT SEAL, EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
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A SHAKUDO TSUBA BY SOMEYA TOMONOBU
With signature Someya Tomonobu and gilt seal, Edo period (19th century)
The oval shakudo plate carved with a village below a mountainous landscape, the clouds partly gilt, the river and moon in silver hirazogan
6.5cm.
With signature Someya Tomonobu and gilt seal, Edo period (19th century)
The oval shakudo plate carved with a village below a mountainous landscape, the clouds partly gilt, the river and moon in silver hirazogan
6.5cm.
Provenance
Gilbertson Collection
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