NihontoWatchNihontoWatchNanban tsuba are a style of tsuba that reflect the exotic tastes popular during the Edo period. Beginning with those incorporating designs and patterns originating from East Asia such as China, there are also many examples produced domestically under the influence of imported goods, and numerous works remain that express diverse subjects such as dragons, fish, figures, and karakusa through sukashibori and nikubori. Their style is wide-ranging, and they are highly regarded as a group that established a unique world of design within Japanese tosogu. This work is a Nanban tsuba in a tetsu-ji maru-gata, powerfully depicting a combination of ryugyo, hatou, and karakusa-mon. The outer perimeter is encircled by dynamic ryugyo, and the surrounding area is composed as if filled with swirling hatou and continuous karakusa-mon, with numerous small sukashi arranged to create a sense of lightness and depth. While the kin-nunome-zogan remaining in various places has worn down gently through years of use, its contrast with the blackish tetsu-ji adds an elegant, antique flavor, and with gin-nunome-zogan applied to the edges of the seppa-dai where the corners have been rounded, this is a piece possessing the characteristic charm of Nanban tsuba, where precise sukashibori and a highly decorative design are in harmony.
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¥74,800