Japanese Beetle Tsuba by Shibata Zeshin, more photos?

[terminus]

Saw a photo of part of this gorgeous lacquered tsuba by Shibata Zeshin. I know he rarely did tsubas, and most were wood with lacquer so mostly art pieces and not exactly in the normal "tosogu" realm we talk about. However I was hoping perhaps someone has more photos of this gorgeous Japanese Beetle tsuba? 



Source: https://43749831.at.webry.info/201112/article_3.html

[TETSUGENDO]

Beautiful, I have had the pleasure of handling a number of these over the years.  Zeshin's ability to mimic other materials in lacquer is uncanny, the perfect illusion is broken only when you take the piece in hand.

 

-S-

[myochin]

I fell upon a lacquered tonkotsu with a beetle by Zeshin today:

https://rutherston.com/stock-portfolio/lacquer-tonkotsu/?portfolioCats=155

Very nice also

 

Paul