A Nara School Tsuba And A Hamano School Tsuba

MID EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY)

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A Nara School Tsuba And A Hamano School Tsuba
Mid Edo period (18th century)
The mokkogata iron migaki-ji plate depicting an egret wading in a stream beside lotus flowers in takabori, gold, silver and shakudo zogan, square mimi, with signature Edo ju Toshiharu saku, with a wood box; and decorated with two herons among reeds, with another in flight in takabori, gold and silver zogan, the reverse with a moon in clouds and a stream in typical Hamano style, rounded mimi, signed Shozui
3 1/16in. (7.8cm.), thickness 3mm and 2 5/8in. (6.7cm.), mimi 3.5mm. respectively (2)

Literature

For the first piece see Torigoe, K, Tsuba Kanshoki, (Nihon Bunkyo Shuppan Kabushikigaisha, Okayama, 1964), p. 322.

Lundgren Collection, nos. 240 and 241 respectively

Lot Essay

Shozui was born in 1696 and he became one of the most celebrated artists of Nara. He is, however regarded individually as the founder of the Hamano school, followed by Kenzui, Hozui, Masanobu and Masayoshi. In his earlier years, he emulated the best techniques of Toshinaga and the shishiaibori of Joi, combining them and developing his own unique style. Later on he produced work of great vigour. The second piece in this lot is a rare example of his earlier work.

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