NihontoWatchNihontoWatchKyo-sukashi is a style of sukashi tsuba produced in Kyoto from the Momoyama period to the early Edo period. Characterized by elegant designs featuring motifs such as plants, birds and animals, or auspicious patterns rendered in delicate openwork on a thin tetsu-ji, its refined composition exerted a significant influence on later sukashi tsuba and is highly regarded as one of the representative tosogu of Kyoto. This work is an auspicious design skillfully combining paulownia, bamboo nodes, and wild geese on a circular tetsu-ji, and is a beautiful piece with a light composition that makes effective use of the outer rim. Fine veins are carved into the paulownia leaves, natural undulations are given to the bamboo nodes, and the addition of wild geese creates movement throughout the entire composition. The tetsu-aji exhibits a calm, antique color, which, combined with the delicate sukashi, evokes the stylish and elegant atmosphere characteristic of Kyo-sukashi. It is a fine work that well possesses the characteristics of early Edo period Kyo-sukashi, showing evidence of having been carefully passed down over many years.
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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¥132,000