TOSHINAGA: A SUPERB AND LARGE IRON TSUBA WITH EAGLE AND MONKEY

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Lot details

Signed Toshinaga with kakihan
Japan, Nara school, Meiji period (1868-1912)

The massive iron tsuba worked in partial openwork, the surface formed as a large rock, an eagle descending from above, its feathers minutely detailed and eyes gilt, searching for the monkey, worked in silvered copper, which hides within a little cave below and screeches up at its predator. The verso shows the underside of the eagle with gilt feet and the back of the monkey. Signed to the front TOSHINAGA and kakihan (artist’s monogram).

HEIGHT 10.5 cm, LENGTH 9.5 cm
WEIGHT 342 g

Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear.
Provenance: Old French private collection, purchased 12 March 1968. Old label to the reverse. The sekigane stamped ‘583’.