A PAIR OF SHIBUICHI TSUBA
EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), SIGNED SEISHINKEN FUJIWARA MOTOTOMO (SAITO MOTOTOMO; ACT. LATE 19TH CENTURY) AND INLAID SEAL TOI
Price realised USD 10,710
Estimate
USD 3,000 – USD 4,000
Closed: 22 Mar 2022

A PAIR OF SHIBUICHI TSUBA
EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), SIGNED SEISHINKEN FUJIWARA MOTOTOMO (SAITO MOTOTOMO; ACT. LATE 19TH CENTURY) AND INLAID SEAL TOI
The pair of oval shibuichi tsuba finely carved and chiselled, decorated with takabori and iroe takazogan the Eight Immortals in gold, copper, shibuichi, shakudo and silver; each signed and sealed
3 1⁄8 in. (7.9 cm.) and 3 3⁄8 in. (8.6 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Shimazu Family by repute