SHOZUI: A FINE HAMANO SCHOOL SENTOKU TSUBA WITH SNAILS

Sold for €1,517

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Lot details

School of Hamano Shozui, signed Otsuryuken Shozui
Japan, Hamano school, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)

Of rounded rectangular form with two hitsu and a slightly raised edge, finely decorated in iro-e takazogan, sunken relief, and subtle incision work to depict a snail on one side, trudging along and leaving behind a trail of slime, the feelers inlaid in gold. The reverse with a smaller snail clambering on a hyotan-shaped stone lantern to the reverse, and signed OTSURYUKEN SHOZUI.

HEIGHT 7.9 cm
WEIGHT 144 g

Condition: Very good condition with expected surface wear, traces of use, and few minor nicks.
Provenance: From a private collection in southern Germany.

With a padded wood storage box.