As part of our Japanese works of art collection we are delighted to offer this Edo period bronze and mixed metal Tsuba depicting a fisherman out boating with a basket or lantern in his hand, the subject captured beneath a moonlit sky , the rear of the tsuba depicts a pair of birds in flight about to land in the lakeside setting , the subject worked in mixed metals including gold, silver and shakudo, the tsuba is signed to the front by Iwamoto Konkan (1744-1801), part of a group of tsuba from a single owner collection .

Literature :

This late 18th century artist has many tsuba recorded in museums and collections around the world .

https://collections.mfa.org/objects/12185https://collections.mfa.org/objects/9989https://art.thewalters.org/detail/25631//https://art.thewalters.org/detail/14249//https://art.thewalters.org/detail/22412//

Provenance :

UK based Japanese works of art collection.

Condition report :

Good age related condition .

Approximate Sizes :

Width : 3 1/4″ 8.3 cm

Height : 3 1/2″ 9.0 cm

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