AN AKASAKA SCHOOL TSUBA

細節
AN AKASAKA SCHOOL TSUBA
EDO PERIOD (CIRCA 1800)

The oval iron plate is carved in an openwork design as a flight of geese. The birds' wingtips are carved in a decorative pattern of short, parallel lines. The rim and edge are rounded. The walls of the sukashi show its three-part construction--height 7.5cm., width 7.3cm., thickness 5.0mm.
來源
Christie's London, 15 July 1968, lot 35, two pieces

拍品專文

This is a rather typical example of the late work of the Akasaka school.