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ANTIQUE #SA1006309
japanese bronze mixed metal tsuba iwamoto konkan 17441801 - CATEGORY: ANTIQUE METAL - DATED 18TH CENTURY
 

Japanese Bronze & Mixed Metal Tsuba- Iwamoto Konkan 1744-1801

Status: This item has been sold
Sold by: Steve Sly Japanese Works of Art

As part of our Japanese works of art collection we are delighted to offer this Edo period bronze and mixed metal Tsuba depicting a fisherman out boating with a basket or lantern in his hand, the subject captured beneath a moonlit sky , the rear of the tsuba depicts a pair of birds in flight about to land in the lakeside setting , the subject worked in mixed metals including gold, silver and shakudo, the tsuba is signed to the front by Iwamoto Konkan (1744-1801), part of a group of tsuba from a single owner collection .
 
Literature :
 
This late 18th century artist has many tsuba recorded in museums and collections around the world .
 
https://collections.mfa.org/objects/12185https://collections.mfa.org/objects/9989https://art.thewalters.org/detail/25631//https://art.thewalters.org/detail/14249//https://art.thewalters.org/detail/22412//
 
Provenance :
 
UK based Japanese works of art collection.
 
Condition report :
 
Good age related condition .
 
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Antique SA1006309 shown on this page was made in the 18th Century. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
←C18th
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Steve Sly Japanese Works of Art
SPECIALISTS IN JAPANESE WORKS OF ART FROM THE MEIJI PERIOD 1868-1912
Steve Sly Japanese Works of Art is also an antique trade association member of BADA
Dorset
United Kingdom
Tel: 07774 635918
STATUS
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD