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A shakudo tsuba School of Kano Natsuo, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century (2) image 1
A shakudo tsuba School of Kano Natsuo, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century (2) image 2
Lot 118

A shakudo tsuba
School of Kano Natsuo, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century

16 May 2019, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

£1,200 - £1,500

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A shakudo tsuba

School of Kano Natsuo, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century
The tsuba of mokko form, the rim slightly raised, bearing an ishime ground, inlaid with a dove perched on the branch of an ancient willow tree above a winding stream, the details in silver and gold, unsigned; with a wood storage box. 6.8cm (2¾in). (2).

Footnotes

For a similar example decorated with herons and a willow tree, see Ikeda Suematsu and Yoshida Teruzo, Kano Natsuo meihinshu (Collected Masterpieces of Kano Natsuo), Tokyo, Yuzankaku, 1972, p.23, no.7.

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