Lot Essay
This appears to be the work of one of the many independent artists working in Higo during the later Edo period. Their names are generally unrecorded although a few signed their work.
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A HIGO TSUBA
EDO PERIOD (CIRCA 1850)
The otafuku mokko form iron plate is inlaid with silver and silver wire almost flush with the surface. This depicts a cherry blossom, a Hosokawa crest, and scrolling autumn grasses. This is repeated on the reverse. At the top and bottom the cherry blossom and the Hosokawa crest is pierced through the plate--height 8.4cm., width 7.9cm., thickness 5mm.
EDO PERIOD (CIRCA 1850)
The otafuku mokko form iron plate is inlaid with silver and silver wire almost flush with the surface. This depicts a cherry blossom, a Hosokawa crest, and scrolling autumn grasses. This is repeated on the reverse. At the top and bottom the cherry blossom and the Hosokawa crest is pierced through the plate--height 8.4cm., width 7.9cm., thickness 5mm.