Japanese Works of Art - 1st July 2020
Lot 341
λ A SHIBAYAMA STYLE GOLD LACQUER SWORD GUARD
Estimate £4,000 - £6,000
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Description
λ A SHIBAYAMA STYLE GOLD LACQUER SWORD GUARD, TSUBA
MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
Of octagonal form with a silver rim, both sides decorated with inlays in mother of pearl, coral, horn and ivory on a kinji ground, the recto with a beauty leading a deer emerging from a cloud of reishi fungi, the verso with precious objects of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune, takaramono, including Daikoku's mallet, with other auspicious objects depicted in gold hiramaki-e, 11.2cm.