An Omori School Iron Tsuba

SIGNED OMORI EIMAN [TERUMITSU] AND KAO, LATE EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)

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An Omori School Iron Tsuba
Signed Omori Eiman [Terumitsu] and kao, late Edo period (19th century)
The circular migaki-ji plate depicting a riverscape with cherry trees in takabori, silver, gold, shibuichi and iroe takazogan, rounded mimi
3in. (7.6cm.), thickness 4mm.
Provenance
Arms and Armour of old Japan, Municipal Art Gallery, 64
Literature
Lundgren Collection, no. 77

Lot Essay

Eiman was the fifth son of Omori Eishu. He became the third master of the Omori family. During the previous two years, he made fittings in Yokoya style. Eiman acquired ideas from Korin and style from the bunjinga. From these designs and his own technique, he made his mark on the Omori tradition.

Unusually on this piece the flow of the river is modelled in shibuichi hirazogan.

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