26th Jun, 2024 11:00
Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria
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‡ A JAPANESE TSUBA (HAND GUARD) OF MARU GATA (ROUND FORM), LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY
of shakudō (copper/gold alloy) with a hammered ground of fine nanako (fish-roe) points, decorated with an applied scene of a deer in autumnal grasses and baying at the moon as it appears behind clouds; the deer in copper, the moon in gold and the autumn grasses in gold and silver, the verso with applied autumnal grasses in gold and silver, signed Goto Mitsutoshi and kao (art signature)
Goto Mitsutoshi was the 11th of the Seijo line of main school Goto makers; many sources argue that the correct reading of his name is Mitsunobu.
Sold for £900
of shakudō (copper/gold alloy) with a hammered ground of fine nanako (fish-roe) points, decorated with an applied scene of a deer in autumnal grasses and baying at the moon as it appears behind clouds; the deer in copper, the moon in gold and the autumn grasses in gold and silver, the verso with applied autumnal grasses in gold and silver, signed Goto Mitsutoshi and kao (art signature)
Goto Mitsutoshi was the 11th of the Seijo line of main school Goto makers; many sources argue that the correct reading of his name is Mitsunobu.
Auction: Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 26th Jun, 2024
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Public Exhibition
Sunday 23rd June: 12:00pm to 4:00pm
Monday 24th June: 10:00am to 7.00pm
Tuesday 25th June: 10.00am to 5.00pm
AUCTION DAY: 26TH JUNE 2024, AT 11:00am
