Lot Essay
PUBLISHED:
Goto et al., Nihonto taikan tsuba-kodogu hen (Tokyo, 1972), no. 303.
Goto et al., Nihonto taikan tsuba-kodogu hen (Tokyo, 1972), no. 303.
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EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY), SIGNED SOYO AND WITH KAO
Details
A Yokoyo Tsuba
Edo period (18th century), signed Soyo and with kao
A round shibuichi migaki-ji tsuba with one hitsu-ana, carved in katakiri-bori with a hunter and fox, other foxes gamboling on the reverse
2 7/8in. (7.3cm.) long
With a Hozon Tosogu (Sword-fitting worthy of preserving) certificate no. 451455, issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai (Society for the Preservation of the Japan Art Sword), dated 2006.12.15
Edo period (18th century), signed Soyo and with kao
A round shibuichi migaki-ji tsuba with one hitsu-ana, carved in katakiri-bori with a hunter and fox, other foxes gamboling on the reverse
2 7/8in. (7.3cm.) long
With a Hozon Tosogu (Sword-fitting worthy of preserving) certificate no. 451455, issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai (Society for the Preservation of the Japan Art Sword), dated 2006.12.15