78 - A RARE AND FINE SILVER ‘PEACH’ TSUBA

A RARE AND FINE SILVER ‘PEACH’ TSUBA Unsigned Japan, 19 th century, Edo period (1615-1868) to Meiji period (1868-1912) Of kawarigata form, the nakago-ana with suaka sekigane, the silver migakiji ground finely modelled as a peach growing from a takabori branch with pierced sections and curling leaves. HEIGHT 7.1 cm, WIDTH 6.8 cm HEIGHT 2.4 cm (nakago-ana) THICKNESS 0.5 cm (seppa-dai) WEIGHT 174.5 g Provenance: The Edoris Collection of Japanese Art. Christie’s, 10 November 2004, lot 307 (part lot). Bonhams New York, 16 October 2012, lot 1076, mid-estimated at USD 6,000 or approx. EUR 7,600 (converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing). From the private collection of Alan and Simone Hartman, New York, acquired from the above. Alan Hartman (1930-2023) was an influential American art dealer, who took over his parents’ antique business in Manhattan and established the legendary Rare Art Gallery on Madison Avenue, with further locations in Dallas and Palm Beach. His wife Simone (née Horowitz) already served as assistant manager of the New York gallery before the couple were married in 1975, and together they built a renowned collection for over half a century and became noted art patrons, enriching the collections of important museums including the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (which opened the Alan and Simone Hartman Galleries in 2013) as well as the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Brooklyn Museum in New York. Notably, they assembled an impressive collection of Japanese art, focusing on fine netsuke, inro, and lacquer. Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear.