NihontoWatchNihontoWatchOn a tetsu ground, the omote features a design that appears to be a winged figure soaring Unjo, while the ura depicts a kiku flower drifting among waves with a unryu in the sky above, forming a pair of daisho tsuba with a composition that powerfully stirs the imagination. The thematic composition, which does not fit within a traditional Japanese framework, exudes a somewhat exotic and visionary atmosphere. Although mumei, judging from the style and design composition, it is appropriate to consider this a work connected to the Namban or Hirado lineages. Traces of extremely fine kin and gin zogan can be observed in various places, not only on the mimi but across the entire surface; while it currently shows a subdued tetsu-aji, one can easily imagine that it must have possessed a truly gaudy and gorgeous appearance at the time of its creation. These are unique daisho tsuba possessing a mysterious charm where Eastern and Western design sensibilities intersect.
NihontoWatchOffered by Toushin
We couldn’t find current papers for this piece. Ask the dealer whether it has been, or can be, submitted to shinsa. — Hoshi
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¥165,000