MASAYOSHI: AN IWAMA SCHOOL IRON TSUBA WITH SHAKA NYORAI IN MEDITATION
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)
MASAYOSHI: AN IWAMA SCHOOL IRON TSUBA WITH SHAKA NYORAI IN MEDITATION By Masayoshi, signed Masayoshi 政蘆 Japan, Iwama school, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868) Of kakumarugata form, with a kozuka hitsu-ana.
Finely worked in shibuichi, gold, and silver takazogan and intricately carved in shishiaibori and kebori to depict Buddha Shakyamuni seated in a cave near a waterfall, wearing a neatly incised robe loosely draped over his right shoulder, his neatly detailed face with a meditative expression, the hair arranged in tight curls, the beard similarly carved, the reverse with a silver-inlaid full moon above thick, swirling clouds.
Iwama Masayoshi (1764-1837) is listed in Robert E. Haynes, The Index of Japanese Sword Fittings and Associated Artists on p. 1007 (H 04907.0). He worked in Edo and was a student of Hamano Naoyuki, Nobuyuki and Toshiyuki.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material (listing wording)
- iron
- Dimensions or weight (listing wording)
- HEIGHT 6.8 cm, LENGTH 6 cm WEIGHT 97 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
- 205635630
Catalogue references
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Research required
- Independent confirmation of type attribution and auction-house statements remains research required.