A Large Kamiyoshi School Tsuba

UNSIGNED, ATTRIBUTED TO KAMIYOSHI RAKUJU, LATE EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)

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A Large Kamiyoshi School Tsuba
Unsigned, attributed to Kamiyoshi Rakuju, late Edo period (19th century)
The circular iron plate pierced with a design of two tomoe connected with kiri, rounded mimi
3 3/8in. (8.5cm.), mimi 5mm.
Provenance
W W Winkworth
John Harding
Literature
Lundgren Collection, no. 200

Lot Essay

The third Kamiyoshi master, Rakuju was successful in emulating the traditional styles of Hayashi Matashichi.

Rakuju was a master of zogan and especially excelled in the technique of double karakusa. His seppadai are invariably wide at the shoulder.

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