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51 - HIDETOMO SETSUHO: A FINE SENTOKU ‘SNAKE AND TREE’ TSUBA
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HIDETOMO SETSUHO: A FINE SENTOKU ‘SNAKE AND TREE’ TSUBA By Hidetomo Setsuho, signed Setsuho saku Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912) Of kawarigata form, the hammered sentoku ground simulating a rotten tree trunk, carved in takabori with a snake coiling around the sides, its eyes inlaid in gold and copper takazogan and the teeth rendered in silver takazogan. Signed Todai no san Roku ni oite, SETSUHO saku [made by Setsuho, at the foot of Mount Todai]. HEIGHT 7.5 cm, WIDTH 6.7 cm HEIGHT 2.4 cm (nakago-ana) THICKNESS 0.4 cm (seppa-dai) WEIGHT 144 g Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear. With a padded storage box. Hidetomo Setsuho is listed in Haynes Index of Japanese Sword Fittings and Associated Artists on p. 258 (H 01174.0). Haynes notes that the artist specialized in making brass tsubas with snakes as well as monkeys in persimmon trees, which were mostly made for export. Auction comparison: Compare a closely related sentoku tsuba with a snake on a tree trunk, signed Setsuho Hidetomo, 6.6 cm tall, at Tessier Sarrou, Arts of Japan - Patrick Liebermann Collection, 3 April 2025, Paris, lot 150 (sold for EUR 3,900).
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