A very large iron tsuba. 18th/19th century - image-1
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Lot 427 Dα

A very large iron tsuba. 18th/19th century

Auction 1092 - overview Cologne
09.06.2017, 11:00 - Indian, Southeast Asian and Japanese Art
Estimate: 2.600 € - 3.000 €

A very large iron tsuba. 18th/19th century

A very large iron tsuba of oval shape with a scene from the Shuten Dôji tale, when the yamabushi visit a sage who advises them how to kill the ogre Shuten Dôji, in a landscape with a waterfall, on the reverse a brushwood gatherer, in relief with details in gold. Signed Kochôsai Kanemitsu with kaô. 18th/19th century.
Height 9.8 cm