Lot 50
An iron tsuba Soten School, 18th century
15 May 2012, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £625 inc. premium
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Soten School, 18th century
Of oval form, carved and pierced in typical style with a scene of Raiko killing the giant spider, while two of his troops look on from a rocky ledge above a waterfall, details in gold nunome, copper and silver, signed Soheishi Soten sei. 7.9cm (3 1/8in).
Of oval form, carved and pierced in typical style with a scene of Raiko killing the giant spider, while two of his troops look on from a rocky ledge above a waterfall, details in gold nunome, copper and silver, signed Soheishi Soten sei. 7.9cm (3 1/8in).
Footnotes
鍔 源頼光土蜘蛛退治 銘「藻柄子宗典製」 18世紀
