Edo period, 18th centuryMokkogata: : 8,1 cmThickness: 3.2 mmRounded edge (maru-mimi)Certification: the tsuba comes with a hozon tosogu certificate issued by the NBTHK. This elegant tsuba depicts a deer among tall autumn grasses that are elegantly woven together by joining with asymmetrical lines various points of the four-lobed border. Since the Heian period, such a theme has been employed in poetry and art to represent autumn, imparting a melancholy feeling associated with this season.Kyoto, the political and urban capital of Japan during the Muromachi period, influenced many aspects of...
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Kamisaka Sekka (1866-1942), Circa 1920Ink, color, and gold leaf on paper, 39.5 by 248 cmSigned: Sekka with round seal SeiseiA six-panel screen depicting stalks of blue, dark blue and white kikyo (Chinese bellflower) growing from behind bamboo fences, some leaves depicted with the tarashikomi technique. The bamboo fences and some flowers' details are in gold.Painter and designer, Kamisaka Sekka has been one of the most important Japanese artist who brought the traditional aesthetic in the western world. Sekka came from a samurai family - his father was in service...
An important Bizen samurai sword by the Yoshioka Ichimonji schoolLate Kamakura Period, circa 1320NBTHK Jūyō Tōken Nagasa [length]: 67.3 cmMotohaba [bottom width]: 2.8 cmSakihaba [top width]: 1.9 cmSori [curvature]: 1.6 cmSugata [configuration]: shinogi-zukuri, mitsu-mune, tori-zori curvature with chu-kissakiKitae [forging pattern]: itame with prominent hada pattern covered in ji-nie. Distinctive midare utusuriHamon [temper line]: choji and ko-choji midare in bright nioi deki mixed with tobari-baHataraki [...
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