Lot Essay
This style of inlaid tsuba was very popular during the Genroku era (1688-1704). The design was repeated for several generations by Kaga metalworkers.
Details
A KAGA TSUBA
EDO PERIOD (CIRCA 1700)
The oval shakudo plate is dished from the edge to the seppa-dai area. The plate is decorated in gold flush inlay with a design of a bell insect and autumn grasses: the small circular leaves are inlaid in silver. The reverse is similarly inlaid with a crescent moon and a meandering stream--height 7.2cm., width 6.8cm., thickness 4.75mm.
EDO PERIOD (CIRCA 1700)
The oval shakudo plate is dished from the edge to the seppa-dai area. The plate is decorated in gold flush inlay with a design of a bell insect and autumn grasses: the small circular leaves are inlaid in silver. The reverse is similarly inlaid with a crescent moon and a meandering stream--height 7.2cm., width 6.8cm., thickness 4.75mm.
Provenance
Glendining & Co., London, July 1965, lot 501.