Details
A SHONAI SCHOOL TSUBA
EDO PERIOD (GENROKU ERA 1688-1703), SIGNED ARICHIKA
The oval brass (shinchu) plate is carved and inlaid in gilt and soft metals with two gourdvine leaves, one carved and one inlaid, their veins are in shakudo and gold, with a silver flower and tendrils; the remainder of the surface is delicately hammered. The reverse is similarly carved and inlaid with deformed wheels (katawa kuruma) and a silver butterfly; the rim is worked in twisted-and-rolled-as-a-rope style (kuruma hineri kaeshi nawame)--height 8.9cm., width 8.3cm., thickness at center 6mm., at rim 6.5mm.
Double wood storage boxes. Inner box with inscription by Sato Kanzan, dated autumn, 1974.
Accompanied by a tokubetsu kicho paper issued by the N.B.T.H.K., no. 166, dated April 15th, 1971.
