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A fine tsuba signed Masaharu, with kakihan dating: Edo Period (1603-1867) provenance: Japan, Made of shakudō, of tate-maru-gata form, decorated in gold and silver taka-zōgan. Depicting a Manzai dance with a dancer and his accompanist (saizō). Kozuka hitsu-ana. Kaku-mimi. Signed Masaharu with kakihan. Late Edo period, mid-19th century. Masaharu was the son of Yoshinaga Tamagawa and a pupil of Masatsune I, the founder of the Ishiguro school. This school is considered to be a subgroup of the Yanagawa school, originated by Katō Naotsune. The Ishiguro school had a large following, during the 19th century there was a huge demand for works from this school. The manzai-dance has a very old origin and was at first performed exclusively at court. The masks, which are used by the dancers, are in the style of the Nō masks of “hiotoko”, “okina” and “okame”. The tsuba is illustrated and described in Japanese, English and German in "Tsuba" by Günther Heckmann (H.U.B. Verlag, Nürtingen, 1995). No. T132.
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