Lot Essay
This example is comparable in design and period to the Mino Goto tsuba sold in these rooms in the Collection of Walter A. Compton Part II, October 22, 1992, lot 124.
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A MINO GOTO TSUBA
MOMOYAMA PERIOD (CIRCA 1600)
The shakudo nanako plate carved in relief with weeping cherry branches and sheet gold blossoms extending over the edge to repeat on the reverse--7 cm. high, 6.8cm. wide, 4.75mm. thick
MOMOYAMA PERIOD (CIRCA 1600)
The shakudo nanako plate carved in relief with weeping cherry branches and sheet gold blossoms extending over the edge to repeat on the reverse--7 cm. high, 6.8cm. wide, 4.75mm. thick