A large Choshu iron tsuba by Tomotsune I. Edo period, around 1700 - image-1
A large Choshu iron tsuba by Tomotsune I. Edo period, around 1700 - image-2
A large Choshu iron tsuba by Tomotsune I. Edo period, around 1700 - image-1A large Choshu iron tsuba by Tomotsune I. Edo period, around 1700 - image-2

Lot 308 Dα

A large Choshu iron tsuba by Tomotsune I. Edo period, around 1700

Auction 1249 - overview Cologne
18.06.2024, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 800 € - 1.200 €
Result: 756 € (incl. premium)

A large Choshu iron tsuba by Tomotsune I. Edo period, around 1700

of round shape, carved in openwork with two shuro leaves, within a rim. Signed Choshu Hagi ju Nakai Tomotsune saku.
Diameter 8.5 cm

Probably by Tomotsune I, second master of the Nakai family

Provenance

Private collection, Southern Europe