tsuba for sale uncommon shape

[Gilles]

Dear All,

 

Here is a tsuba for sale with a rather uncommon shape.

I bought it years ago from our late friend Thierry Bernard who left us in 2017 (the pictures provided here were taken by him).

Measurements:6.4 x 5.1 x 0.4 cm.

You can buy it for 200 euros using Paypal.

Asking price does not includes Paypal fees & shipping costs.

[Gilles]

Tsuba on hold.

[Ken-Hawaii]

Very interesting shape. Did Thierry's notes say which school?

[Gilles]

Dear Ken,

 

No, he did not mention any school. A Japanese bronze vase was spotted some time ago with the same design.

[Ken-Hawaii]

The shape reminds me of a Grecian or Roman urn.

[Wickstrom]

This design is also a common style in Chinese art, usually found on bronze vessels most frequently. Sometimes it's called a diaper pattern sometimes it's called leiwen. perhaps this is a nanban tsuba.

[vajo]

Very cool looking piece. I like it.

[Ken-Hawaii]

Wickstrom, I can't find any images for either leiwen or diaper pattern that come close to this tsuba's shape. Could you please show links to examples?

[Wickstrom]

I was referring to the gold patterning on the top and bottom rather than the shape of the tsuba

[vajo]

I found a little information about this tsuba...

 

Nunome work of Nagasaki, Awa, Kiōto, etc

http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/object/EAX.10870

Date: ca. 1800

Of lyrate form (really representing a tripod stand), constructed of two horizontal bars, bevelled above and joined by two addorsed dragon-heads with long curving tongues; these embrace the sd. and provide the rh.; the bars are gilt in nunome or enriched with scrolls in gold wire. Signed with a kakihan [Japanese text] (probably of the same artist as that of Nos. 858 [EAX.10858], 859 [EAX.10859].

[Ken-Hawaii]

Good find, Chris! I had looked for that info, but wasn't successful.

[kissakai]

I found this as a daisho in the Haynes cat #6. No 199. A rare design of Chinese table legs

A much more feasible description than an urn

 

School: Sendai/Kiyosada school

Period: 1825

Size: 64 x 52 x 4.5mm

 

I bought this from Gilles and the bonus was that it previously was own by Thierry

 

 

Grev