A brass tsuba
Nara School, late 18th/early 19th century
Of oval form, carved in shishiaibori, engraved and partially inlaid with Shoki standing while an oni falls through the kogai-hitsu to one side, signed Joi Nagaharu. 7cm (2¾in).
FOOTNOTES
鐔　鍾馗と鬼　銘「乘意永春」　18世紀後期/19世紀前期

Provenance: Henri Vever collection, purchased at Sotheby’s London, 1974