SUAKA TSUBA WITH CHOKARO SENNIN
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)
SUGIURA JOI: A SUAKA TSUBA WITH CHOKARO SENNIN By Sugiura Joi, with seal Nagaharu Japan, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868) Of marugata form, with one kogai and kozuka hitsu ana, the kozuka hitsu ana plugged in shakudo with a silver loop, the mimi lined in shakudo, with ishimeji ground, finely inlaid in gold and shakudo takazogan and hirazogan as well as carved in shishiaibori and katakiribori, featuring Chokaro sennin releasing his horse from a hyotan.
The reverse with the seal NAGAHARU. Sugiura Joi (1701-1761), also known as Issando Joi, is listed in Robert E.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material (listing wording)
- SUAKA
- Dimensions or weight (listing wording)
- HEIGHT 7.4 cm, LENGTH 7.1 cm, 2.7 cm (the nakago), THICKNESS 0.5 cm (the mimi), 0.5 cm (the seppa-dai) WEIGHT 165.7 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
- 205635618
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.