A iron Tetsugendō tsuba. 18th/19th century - image-1
A iron Tetsugendō tsuba. 18th/19th century - image-2
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Lot 324 Dα

A iron Tetsugendō tsuba. 18th/19th century

Auction 1235 - overview Cologne
08.12.2023, 11:30 - India/Southeast Asia, Tibet/Nepal, China, Korea and Japan
Estimate: 800 € - 1.000 €
Result: 882 € (incl. premium)

A iron Tetsugendō tsuba. 18th/19th century

Of rounded square shape, carved in openwork relief with the Tanabata motif: the herdsman Kengyū accompanied by an ox is separated by waves symbolising the milky way, from Princess Shokujo who holds thread of a spool, next to the her a single magpie, details in gold and silver.
Height 7.5 cm

Certificate

Tokubetsu kichō certificate of the NBTHK dated Shōwa 56 (1981), May 21

Provenance

Private collection, Southern Germany, acquired from Lempertz, auction no. 537, 1974, lot 508