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50 | OMORI TERUHIDE:
A SUPERB SHAKUDO KOZUKA WITH RAKAN
HANDAKA SONJA

By Omori Teruhide, signed Omori Teruhide with kakihan
Japan, late 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)

The maru-gata tsuba with a gilt rim and two hitsu, one of them
plugged, is masterfully decorated with the rakan Handaka Sonja
lifting his alms bowl into the sky from which he conjures a golden
dragon amongst billowing shakudo clouds. The rakan sits on a
rock, his clothes are finely decorated with rich gold, and a crashing
waterfall is shown his right. The reverse with craggy rocks, a pine
tree and waves. Signed OMORI TERUHIDE and kakihan.
SIZE 7 x 6.6 cm
WEIGHT 114.3 g
Condition: Excellent condition with only minimal surface wear,
particularly to the gilt rim.
Provenance: French private collection.

LITERATURE
COMPARISON
A related tsuba by the
same artist is in the collection of
The Metropolitan Museum of Art,
accession no. 19.71.8.

Estimate EUR 2,000
Starting price EUR 1,000

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