SHIBUICHI TSUBA
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
19th century, Edo period (1615-1868) to Meiji period (1868-1912)
NATSUO: A SHIBUICHI TSUBA After Kano Natsuo (1828-1898), inscribed Natsuo with kakihan Japan, Natsuo School, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868) to Meiji period (1868-1912) Of marugata form, with a kozuka and kogai hitsu-ana, the nakago-ana fitted with copper sekigane.
The finely polished shibuichi migakiji ground is worked in katakiribori and kebori, with details inlaid in gold and silver hirazogan, depicting Benkei in the celebrated scroll-reading scene from the Kanjincho legend, shown beneath the spreading branches of a pine. The reverse is engraved with a tranquil river flowing between rockwork.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material (listing wording)
- SHIBUICHI
- Dimensions or weight (listing wording)
- HEIGHT 7.6 cm, LENGTH 7.4 cm, 2.7 cm (the nakago), THICKNESS 0.4 cm (the mimi), 0.5 cm (the seppa-dai) WEIGHT 156.9 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
- 205635625
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Independent confirmation of type attribution and auction-house statements remains research required.