Philip Carrol Antiques has dated this piece to the 19th Century.
Both Samurai attempting to defeat the other by cutting the rope, unaware that such an action would only succeed in both crashing into the river below.
The reverse decorated with a bird in flight amongst Peony, Wisteria and other plants. Within a silver mount.
Signed - Shinzan on a red lacquer plaque.
Height - 10.7 cm, 4 1/4”,
Width - 11cm, 4 1/4”
Depth - 1.1 cm, 1/2”
Condition - Typical minute, age related gaps and lacquer cracks are evident where the movement of the lacquer upon wood meets the solid Silver rims, however the item is totally stable and in excellent condition.
Items of this type were the result of a collaboration of exceptional craftsmen working in Japan towards the end of the 19th century, primarily for the emerging Western market. The process would have involved a lacquer specialist, a metalworker and a Shibayama artist. Production of such items took a considerable amount of time, and consequently, were highly prized acquisitions.
Philip Carrol Antiques has dated this piece to the 19th Century.
Philip carrol antiques was established in 1983
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Japanese Gold Lacquer & Shibayama Tsuba. Signed Shinzan. Meiji Period.
