Lot Essay
This Kaga style tsuba was made by the same group of artists noted in Lot . This type of guard was very popular during the Genroku era (1688-1704).
Details
A KAGA TSUBA
EDO PERIOD (CIRCA 1700)
The oval shakudo plate is dished from the edge to the seppa-dai and is inlaid in gold flush inlay with a butterfly and fern fronds. The plate also has a later addition of a butterfly executed in Hirata style gold wire cloisonné (kin shippo) with a butterfly and a lady bug on the face and another butterfly on the reverse. There are some scratches on the plate above the kogai hitsu-ana--height 6.2cm., width 5.9cm., thickness 4.5mm.
EDO PERIOD (CIRCA 1700)
The oval shakudo plate is dished from the edge to the seppa-dai and is inlaid in gold flush inlay with a butterfly and fern fronds. The plate also has a later addition of a butterfly executed in Hirata style gold wire cloisonné (kin shippo) with a butterfly and a lady bug on the face and another butterfly on the reverse. There are some scratches on the plate above the kogai hitsu-ana--height 6.2cm., width 5.9cm., thickness 4.5mm.
Provenance
Glendining & Co., London, July 1965, lot 326.