A NARA TOSHINAGA SCHOOL SENTOKU TSUBA WITH SHOKI AND ONI
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
late 18th to early 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)
A NARA TOSHINAGA SCHOOL SENTOKU TSUBA WITH SHOKI AND ONI Unsigned Japan, late 18th to early 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868) Of nademarugata form, with one kozuka hitsu ana, the nakago ana with copper sekigane, worked in gold and iro-e takazogan, carved in kebori and katakiribori, to depict a very grim-looking Shoki holding his sword and wearing a wide-brimmed hat, the reverse with an oni carrying a banner and fleeing from the demon queller.
Museum comparison: Compare a closely related tsuba of Shoki and a demon, signed Toshinaga saku, dated to the 18th century, 6.5 cm tall, in the Ashmolean Museum, accession number EAX.10935.
Evidence at a glance
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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material (listing wording)
- SENTOKU
- Dimensions or weight (listing wording)
- HEIGHT 7.5 cm, LENGTH 7.1 cm WEIGHT 158 g
Identification
- Source note
- Auction-house description published on Invaluable. Attribution and measurements are the auction house’s statements about the photographed example; independent type authentication remains research required.
- Listing object ID
- 205635614
Catalogue references
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Research required
- Independent confirmation of type attribution and auction-house statements remains research required.