Lot Essay
The artist studied under the fourth generation master Yasuchika and he changed his name from Yasumasa to Kunichika when he was adopted.
For lot 145, please see illustration on the previous page.
A SQUARE YASUCHIKA SENTOKU TSUBA
SIGNED TOUNSAI YASUMASA AND KAO, 19TH CENTURY
Details
A SQUARE YASUCHIKA SENTOKU TSUBA
Signed Tounsai Yasumasa and Kao, 19th Century
The plate carved in kebori and katakiribori, decorated with a frightened oni caught in a spider's web and a spider about to attack, in copper and iroe takazogan, the reverse carved with a pine, (slight wear)
9.4cm.
Signed Tounsai Yasumasa and Kao, 19th Century
The plate carved in kebori and katakiribori, decorated with a frightened oni caught in a spider's web and a spider about to attack, in copper and iroe takazogan, the reverse carved with a pine, (slight wear)
9.4cm.
Literature
Illustrated in Fudo, Yamato; Was Musasashi murdered? (New York: Zensho Communications, 1085) pl. 21, p.88.