Japanese Works of Art - 21st May 2019
Lot 325
A JAPANESE WOOD SWORD STAND
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £800
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Description
A JAPANESE WOOD SWORD STAND, KATANA-KAKE
EDO/MEIJI PERIOD
The rectangular body with two tall supports for three swords, the lower section with two drawers to the right and a pair of doors to the left opening on three further drawers, the surface decorated in brown and gold lacquer, takamaki-e, with designs of many cranes in flights, pine needles and musical instruments to the front, the sides with prunus, chrysanthemum and peonies amongst mountainous river landscapes, the reverse with a feather coat in a pine tree before Mount Fuji, 47cm x 40cm x 21cm, (6)
The motif of the feather coat may be a reference to the Noh play Hagoromo in which a fisherman finds the mantle of a tennin, a celestial being.