IRON MOKKOGATA TSUBA IN A NAMBAN STYLE – WINDING DRAGONS

Mokkogata iron tsuba in a namban style, decorated with sukashi (open work) foliated scrolls, and gold nunemo-zogan.

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Mokkogata iron tsuba in a namban style, decorated with sukashi (open work) foliated scrolls, and gold nunemo-zogan.

The design depicts, on both sides, two winding dragons on a foliated scrolls background, reaching for a sacred pearl (hōju no tama) above the seppadaï. These patterns are characteristic of the namban style.

Period: Mid-Edo period.

Height: 7,3 cm

Width: 6,7 cm

Galerie Espace 4

9 rue Mazarine
75006 Paris – France
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