Lot Essay
Jinpo was a student of Nomura Masamichi (1706-1757) and Goto Tsujo (1663-1721). His work is rare.
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EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY), SIGNED BUYO JU TSU HACHIZAEMON JINPO [HACHIZAEMON JINPO (1720-1761)]
Details
A Shibuichi Tsuba
Edo period (18th century), signed Buyo ju Tsu Hachizaemon Jinpo [Hachizaemon Jinpo (1720-1761)]
The dark shibuichi plate with a nanako-ji ground and inlaid with fourteen octopuses on the front and thirteen on the reverse in gold, copper and shakudo takazogan
3 1/8in. (8cm.) long
Edo period (18th century), signed Buyo ju Tsu Hachizaemon Jinpo [Hachizaemon Jinpo (1720-1761)]
The dark shibuichi plate with a nanako-ji ground and inlaid with fourteen octopuses on the front and thirteen on the reverse in gold, copper and shakudo takazogan
3 1/8in. (8cm.) long
Provenance
Roland Hartman, sold Christie's, London, The Hartman Collection of Japanese Metalwork, 30 June and 1 July, 1976, lot 641