Lot Essay
Toshimasa I was a pupil of Hirano Tomomichi and metalworker to the Daimyo of Kurume; a second generation worked in the mid 19th century, and both generations used the art names Seikichi and Sorin
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A SUPERB OVAL SHAKUDO-NANAKOJI TSUBA decorated in shibuichi, shakudo and gilt takazogan with karashishi, rocks and tree-peonies, on the reverse another karashishi and a cub, with gilt-lined ryohitsu and gilt rim, signed Egawa Toshimasa (of Mito in Hitachi province), first third 19th century,
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A SUPERB OVAL SHAKUDO-NANAKOJI TSUBA decorated in shibuichi, shakudo and gilt takazogan with karashishi, rocks and tree-peonies, on the reverse another karashishi and a cub, with gilt-lined ryohitsu and gilt rim, signed Egawa Toshimasa (of Mito in Hitachi province), first third 19th century,
with velvet-lined box,
7.9 cm.
with velvet-lined box,
7.9 cm.