拍品專文
Shokaken was the art name of tsuba maker Keibi who worked in Mutsu province (Aomori prefecture) in the late Edo period.
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LATE EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), WITH INCISED SIGNATURE SHOKAKEN
細節
A Bronze Model of a Kappa
Late Edo period (19th century), with incised signature Shokaken
Cast as a kappa standing with one foot on top of a large cucumber, his head covered with a large leave from the vine of the same vegetable; set on a separately cast four-legged stand finished to resemble a woven straw mat; greenish-brown patina
7½in. (19cm.) high
Late Edo period (19th century), with incised signature Shokaken
Cast as a kappa standing with one foot on top of a large cucumber, his head covered with a large leave from the vine of the same vegetable; set on a separately cast four-legged stand finished to resemble a woven straw mat; greenish-brown patina
7½in. (19cm.) high