Samurai mask with a file mark patternEdo period, 19th centurySigned: Myōchin Ki Munekane Provenance:Jean Saporta Collection, Paris Literature:Iida Kazuo, Katchu-men (Tokyo, 1991), cat. 105 The mask has a rare finish with parallel engravings going in different directions and high-grade iron applications.
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Shinshinto Yoshikuni KatanaSigned Yonezawa-jū Kato Yoshikuni米沢住義国Date: February 1862文久四年二月日NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tōken Nagasa [lenght]: 69.4 cmMotohaba: 3.1 cm, sakihaba: 2.5 cmSugata [configuration]: shinogi-zukuri, tori-zori, iori-mune, ō-kissakiKitae [forging pattern]: mokume hada mixed with dense ko-itameHamon [tempering pattern]: Toranba in tight nioi-deki; ashi, yō and kaninotsumeBōshi [point]: midarekomi that becomes komaruNakago [tang]: ubu, Sujikai yasurime; two mekugi-ana; ha-agari kuri JiriOrigami: the blade comes with a Tokubetsu Hozon Tōken (SwordParticularly Worth of...
Nanga waterfallOkuhara Seiko (1837-1913)Ink on silkPainting: 135.5 x 35 cmMounts: 188 x 58The hanging scroll shows a literati landscape in the nanga manner, with a long inscription and signed with three seals. The scene is dominated by a steep mountain, on which a waterfall is pouring. The style is quite naturalistic and impressionistic. The technique used by the artist to represent the climbing vegetation and splashing waterfall is small dark spots that create the illusion of depth and dynamism. Color inks are added to the black one and create red and bluish shades that underline...
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