KAWAJI TOMOHISA: AN IRON TSUBA DEPICTING A RIVER... Lot 208

KAWAJI TOMOHISA: AN IRON TSUBA DEPICTING A RIVER TOWN By Kawaji Tomohisa (1687-1743), signed Choshu Hagi ju Tomohisa saku Japan, Choshu province, first half of 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868) Of naga-marugata shape with a square rim, kozuka and kogai hitsu-ana with gilt ategane, finely worked in takabori depicting a river town with a tall pagoda with high mountains in the backdrop as well as boats and bridges crossing the river. Signed Choshu Hagi ju Tomohisa saku (Tomohisa, resident of Hagi, Choshu Province). HEIGHT 7.5 cm, LENGTH 7 cm WEIGHT 142.7 g Condition: Very good condition with minor wear. The artist is listed in Haynes Index of Japanese Sword Fittings and Associated Artists on p. 1966 (H 9893.0). Museum comparison: Compare a closely related iron tsuba by the same artist depicting a landscape in takabori, signed Chōshū Hagi no Ju Tomohisa saku, dated 1780, in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford University, accession number EAX.10349.