Lot Essay
Akasaka Tadashige (1730-1816) was a student of Akasaka Tadamune (Tadatoki I, 1707-circa 1750). This example is closer to the later Owari school than it is to the Akasaka.
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AN AKASAKA SCHOOL TSUBA
EDO PERIOD (CIRCA 1800), SIGNED TADASHIGE SAKU
The oval iron plate has a flowerhead rim which encloses a pierced design of fans, birds, ginger flowers, and tea whisks. The surface of both sides is decorated details carved in fine lines--height 7.8cm., width 7.5cm., thickness 5.5mm.
EDO PERIOD (CIRCA 1800), SIGNED TADASHIGE SAKU
The oval iron plate has a flowerhead rim which encloses a pierced design of fans, birds, ginger flowers, and tea whisks. The surface of both sides is decorated details carved in fine lines--height 7.8cm., width 7.5cm., thickness 5.5mm.