A FUTATSU-MOKKOGATA TSUBA, sentoku with leaves inlaid in gilt and shakudo hirazogan, with a well-head in kosukashi, applied shibuichi rim, signed Kataoka Tachibana Tadayoshi (Shoami school), late 17th/early 18th Century, 7.5 cm.

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A FUTATSU-MOKKOGATA TSUBA, sentoku with leaves inlaid in gilt and shakudo hirazogan, with a well-head in kosukashi, applied shibuichi rim, signed Kataoka Tachibana Tadayoshi (Shoami school), late 17th/early 18th Century, 7.5 cm.

Provenance

Behrens Collection, No. 2337a

Lot Essay

In the Behrens catalogue, Joly attributes the tsuba to the Shoami school, but from every aspect it appears to be Umetada work of superior quality.

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