Lot Essay
This tsuba was probably made by one of the better students of Kano Natsuo, at the Tokyo School of Fine Arts.
Details
AN EDO KINKO TSUBA
EDO PERIOD (CIRCA 1880)
The iron plate of round-cornered, rectangular shape has a slightly raised rim. The face is inlaid in high relief with a silver dragon and gold accents. Opposite the dragon is a large bolt of lightning inlaid in gold. The reverse is carved in the upper right with cloud patterns and on the lower left, and bottom, a large shibuichi high crashing wave with inlaid dots of gold spray--height 6.7cm., width 6.0cm., thickness 3.5mm.
EDO PERIOD (CIRCA 1880)
The iron plate of round-cornered, rectangular shape has a slightly raised rim. The face is inlaid in high relief with a silver dragon and gold accents. Opposite the dragon is a large bolt of lightning inlaid in gold. The reverse is carved in the upper right with cloud patterns and on the lower left, and bottom, a large shibuichi high crashing wave with inlaid dots of gold spray--height 6.7cm., width 6.0cm., thickness 3.5mm.
Provenance
S. Trower collection, no. 1492
Glendining & Co., London, July 1965, lot 350
Glendining & Co., London, July 1965, lot 350