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ANTIQUE #SA1018862
japanese shakudo and mixed metal tsuba iwamoto konkan 17441801 - CATEGORY: ANTIQUE METAL - DATED 18TH CENTURY
 

Japanese Shakudo And 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 exceptionally fine Edo Period 1615-1868 ,mixed metal artist signed Tsuba ( sword hand guard), the well recorded artist Iwamoto Konkan has painstakingly manufactured a solid shakudo Tsuba that displays a large gold spiny lobster and small copper shrimp upon the finest possible hand hammered nanako ground, to the reverse is a mixed metal fern , the rear artist signed Konkan with Kao, suggested as school of Iwamoto Konkan 1744-1801, an important artist working in Tokyo in the Edo period, suggested date circa 1780, another exceptionally fine quality piece of Japanese mixed metal work that would grace any serious collection.
 
Provenance : 
 
Russian private collection.
 
Condition report : 
 
Fine condition throughout with expected age related wear from mounting.
 
Approximate Sizes : 
 
Height : 2 15/16''  7.5 cm
 
Width :  2 13/16''  7.2 cm
 
Depth :  3/8''        0.8 cm
 
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Antique SA1018862 shown on this page was made in the 18th Century. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
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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