Lot n° 136
Estimation :
400 - 600
EUR
Result with fees
Result
: 910EUR
JAPAN, TANAKA SCHOOL - EDO period (1603 - 1868), EARLY 19th - Lot 136
JAPAN, TANAKA SCHOOL - EDO period (1603 - 1868), EARLY 19th century
Iron mokko gata decorated in hira bori and shibuichi hira zogan inlay with a monkey picking up a wasp's nest on one side, a deer and a bat on the other. Herbs, insects, stick and golden wood.
Signed Haruyoshi and kao.
H. 7 cm
NBTHK certificate n°464154
Reproduced in Patrick Liebermann, Tsuba. Itinéraires d'une collection, 2016, n°17, p.31
The bee (Ho) and the monkey (Ko) together form a vow of allegiance to a lord. The bat (fuku) and the deer (roku) form a wish for good fortune.
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