An Unusual Namban Tsuba
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An Unusual Namban Tsuba

UNSIGNED, EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)

细节
An Unusual Namban Tsuba
Unsigned, Edo Period (19th Century)
In the form of the moon in cloud, covered in gold and silver nunome and carved with torin and suitenhonsha [a waterwheel and a water lifting escalator], a dragon clutching a flaming tama, a hare pounding mochi and a katsura [lassia] tree
2 7/8in. (7.3cm.)
注意事项
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

拍品专文

The design is taken from the fourteen volume book of Chinese culture, Morokoshi Kinmo Zui so Mokuroku.