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ISHIKAWA YOSHITADA AND KANO YOSHINOBU: A SHONAI SEKIBUN SCHOOL SUAKA TSUBA WITH A TIGER
Lot 70 - JPN1225
By Ishikawa Yoshitada (1723-1801) and Kano Yoshinobu (c. 1750-1800), signed Ishikawa Yoshitada with kakihan and Kano Yoshinobu with kakihan
Japan, first half of the 18th century, mid-late Edo period (1615-1868)
Published: Günther Heckmann, Tsuba, H.U.B Verlag, Nürtingen, 1995, T 78.
Of nademarugata form, the migakiji (polished) ground with takanikubori, kebori, and katakiribori, as well as gold and silver takazogan and shakudo hirazogan, featuring a tiger looking back at scrolling clouds and pouring rain, alluding to a dragon hidden within the cloudy mist. The reverse depicts a pine tree. Signed to one side KANO YOSHINOBU with kakihan, and the verso ISHIKAWA YOSHITADA with kakihan.
HEIGHT 7 cm, LENGTH 6.6 cm
WEIGHT 120 g
Provenance: From an old German private collection.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and the tiger with varnish.
Ishikawa Yoshitada (1723-1801) is listed in Robert E. Haynes, The Index of Japanese Sword Fittings and Associated Artists, p. 2337 (H12127.0). He was the student of Sugiura Joi and retainer of the Matsudaira Daimyo in Edo.
Kano Yoshinobu (c. 1750-1800) is listed in Robert E. Haynes, The Index of Japanese Sword Fittings and Associated Artists, p. 2316 (H11976.0).
The tiger and dragon are Chinese cosmological symbols of the balancing forces in the world, yin (the feminine aspect) and yang (the masculine aspect). The tiger's roar is also said to generate wind, and the dragon clouds.
Auction comparison:
Compare a related suaka Sekibun tsuba depicting a tiger at Bonhams, Arts of the Samurai, 27 October 2014, New York, lot 1214 (sold for USD 5,000 or approx. EUR 6,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing).
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