Sword-guard, shakudo nanako chrysanthemums, Japan, 1750-1800
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1750-1800
KIKUOKA MITSUYUKI: A FINE SHAKUDO NANAKO ‘CHRYSANTHEMUMS’ TSUBA By Kikuoka Mitsuyuki (1750-1800) signed Kikuoka Mitsuyuki with kakihan Japan, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868) Of nagamarugata form, with one kogai and kozuka hitsu ana, the nakago ana with copper sekigane, the shakudo nanako ground superbly inlaid in gold and shakudo takazogan to depict sprays of chrysanthemums to each side.
Signed to one side KIKUOKA MITSUYUKI with kakihan. Kikuoka Mitsuyuki (1750-1800) is listed in the Haynes Index of Japanese Sword Fittings and Associated Artists on p. 1125 (H 05606.0). He was a student of Yanagawa Naomitsu and is considered the founder of the Kikuoka school.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material (listing wording)
- shakudo nanako
- Dimensions or weight (listing wording)
- HEIGHT 7.3 cm; LENGTH 6.9 cm; 2.7 cm; WIDTH 0.3 cm; 0.4 cm; WEIGHT 136.7 g
Identification
- Source note
- Auction-house description published on Invaluable; the text keeps only the listing's object facts (condition, price and sale wording removed). Attribution and measurements describe the photographed example; independent type authentication remains research required.
- Candidate id
- inv-204134468
- Auction house
- Galerie Zacke
- Listing object ID
- 204134468
Catalogue references
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Research required
- Research required: confirm the wider type, maker and dating against a specialist reference; this entry documents one recorded example.