A Small Shibuichi Tsuba
A Small Shibuichi Tsuba

EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)

Details
A Small Shibuichi Tsuba
Edo period (19th century)
Decorated with three Chinese boys pulling a large cart with a flower vase designed in shakudo, gold and copper, the tang hole with traces of copper from mounting
2¾in. (7cm.) long
Provenance
Edward Gilbertson, New Zealand, sold Glendining and Co. Ltd., London, 1930s
Axel Petersen, Esq., sold Sotheby's, London, 10 March, 1972, lot 124

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