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MURASAKIBARA TOSHIYOSHI (1829-?)
A fine inlaid-bronze tray
Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), after 1890
Rectangular with lobed corners and decorated with a bold design of
Watanabe no Tsuna crouching beside a storage box with his sword
drawn about to strike the demon Ibaraki who is represented by a
swirling cloud of smoke, carved on the surface in relief, the warrior
rendered in shibuichi, shakudo, gold, silver and copper high-relief
takazogan, signed and sealed Toshiyoshi
8 x 10 1/4in (20.2 x 26cm)
US$35,000 - 45,000
The design sketch for this tray is published in Hida Toyojiro, Meiji
no yushutsu kogei zuan: Kiryu Kosho Kaisha no rekishi [Meiji Period
Design Sketches for Export Crafts: The History of the Kiritsu Kosho
Kaisha] (Nihon moyo zushu [Collection of Japanese designs] series,
Kyoto, Kyoto Shoin, 1998), no. 640.
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