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Two iron tsuba, Japan, Edo period, 17th/18th century
See original version (French)
188
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Two iron tsuba, Japan, Edo period, 17th/18th century
See original version (French)
Estimate €300 - €400
Voluntary lot
Description
Two iron tsuba, Japan, Edo period, 17th/18th century
- One is maru gata in shape, in the Nanban style with sukashi decoration and inlaid with gold nunome zogan; at the top is a dragon amidst the clouds and at the base a pavilion, with a carp in the waves to the left, and on the right a dragon, symbolising the legend of the carp and the dragon. Diam.: 7.8 cm; - The other is of the mokko-gata shape, with a hammered tembo-style decoration and inlaid with brass filaments known as gomoku zogan. 8.2 x 7.8 cm
See original version (French)
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