Lot Essay
Two generations of Soten worked at Hikone in Omi province in the 18th century
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EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY)
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TW0 INLAID IRON TSUBA
Edo Period (18th Century)
A round iron plate carved, pierced and inlaid in Hikone bori, with the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove, signed Goshu Hikone ju Soheishi Nyudo Soten Sei; and an oval iron plate carved, pierced and inlaid in Hikone Bori with Ushiwaka [a young Yoshitsune] with his mother and other boys playing takeuma, with signature Goshu Hikone ju Soheishi Nyudo Soten Sei
8cm. and 8.5cm. (2)
Edo Period (18th Century)
A round iron plate carved, pierced and inlaid in Hikone bori, with the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove, signed Goshu Hikone ju Soheishi Nyudo Soten Sei; and an oval iron plate carved, pierced and inlaid in Hikone Bori with Ushiwaka [a young Yoshitsune] with his mother and other boys playing takeuma, with signature Goshu Hikone ju Soheishi Nyudo Soten Sei
8cm. and 8.5cm. (2)
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