Lot Essay
The piercing of the two stylised monkeys is perfectly positioned. Kukurizaru, the self righting or toppling toy monkeys, are traditionally said to bring good luck and happiness.
UNSIGNED, LATE MUROMACHI PERIOD (16TH CENTURY)
Details
A Circular Iron Onin Tsuba
Unsigned, Late Muromachi Period (16th Century)
The rim decorated with a wide band of brass tenzogan and pierced with stylised monkeys in ko-sukashi, square mimi, with a wood box
2 7/8 in. (7.4cm.), mimi 2mm.
Unsigned, Late Muromachi Period (16th Century)
The rim decorated with a wide band of brass tenzogan and pierced with stylised monkeys in ko-sukashi, square mimi, with a wood box
2 7/8 in. (7.4cm.), mimi 2mm.
Literature
Lundgren Collection, no. 1