Lot Essay
Early dated examples of Yoshu Shoami tsuba are very rare.
SIGNED KAWAZU CHOSA, TAIRA IESADA AND DATED KAN'EI JUICHI NEN (1634) SHINBO HACHIGATSU BI, SHO GUN RISU, EARLY EDO PERIOD (17TH CENTURY)
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A YOSHU SHOAMI TSUBA
Signed Kawazu Chosa, Taira Iesada and dated Kan'ei juichi nen (1634) shinbo hachigatsu bi, sho gun risu, early Edo period (17th Century)
The shakudo mokkogata ishime-ji plate decorated with a hare, a deer, a monkey and a boar among scrolling foliage and gourds in takabori and tenzogan, the reverse similarly decorated with squirrels among vines, shakudo fukurin, some ten zogan missing, with a wood box
2 13/16in. (7.2cm.), mimi, 4mm.
Signed Kawazu Chosa, Taira Iesada and dated Kan'ei juichi nen (1634) shinbo hachigatsu bi, sho gun risu, early Edo period (17th Century)
The shakudo mokkogata ishime-ji plate decorated with a hare, a deer, a monkey and a boar among scrolling foliage and gourds in takabori and tenzogan, the reverse similarly decorated with squirrels among vines, shakudo fukurin, some ten zogan missing, with a wood box
2 13/16in. (7.2cm.), mimi, 4mm.