Lot Essay
The kiku design and the open work are not common in Genroku era kenjo tsuba.
Details
A KENJO STYLE TSUBA
EDO PERIOD (GENROKU ERA, 1688-1704)
The round iron plate has large openings around the kogai shaped hitsu-ana. The rim is slightly rounded. The surface area is covered in two tones of gold nunome zogan which depicts chrysanthemum flowerheads and scrolling karakusa. The design repeats with slight variation on the reverse. The gold nunome on the rim is mostly worn away--height 8.5cm., width 8.3cm., thickness 5mm.
Double wood storage boxes. Inner box with inscription by Sato Kanzan, dated autumn, 1972.
Accompanied by a tokubetsu kicho certificate issued by the N.B.T.H.K., no. 148, dated April 15th, 1971.
EDO PERIOD (GENROKU ERA, 1688-1704)
The round iron plate has large openings around the kogai shaped hitsu-ana. The rim is slightly rounded. The surface area is covered in two tones of gold nunome zogan which depicts chrysanthemum flowerheads and scrolling karakusa. The design repeats with slight variation on the reverse. The gold nunome on the rim is mostly worn away--height 8.5cm., width 8.3cm., thickness 5mm.
Double wood storage boxes. Inner box with inscription by Sato Kanzan, dated autumn, 1972.
Accompanied by a tokubetsu kicho certificate issued by the N.B.T.H.K., no. 148, dated April 15th, 1971.
Provenance
Aoyama, Paris