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192 - A fine tsuba in Jakushi style
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A fine tsuba in Jakushi style dating: Edo Period (1603-1867) provenance: Japan, Made of iron, of tate-maru-gata form, with nunome-zōgan in gold and aokin, and taka-zōgan in gold, silver, aokin and copper. The obverse depicts Shōriken with a tiger and bamboo; the reverse shows a Chinese landscape. Kozuka and kōgai hitsu-ana. Kaku-mimi-koniku. Mid-Edo period, 18th century. Jakushi’s son Jakushi II continued his father’s style and themes. Even in those times the Jakushis' works received great admiration and esteem, which resulted in many imitations being made and not only at Nagasaki, the centre of the style. Shōriken is one of the eight most important immortal spirits of Taoism. As a general of the emperor Han, he went on an exploratory journey to Tibet, where he met the Mongolian priest Tung-hua. Tung-hua introduced him to the secrets of Taoism and magic and gave him a powder to prolong life. Shōriken is often illustrated in the company of a huge tiger. The tsuba is illustrated and described in Japanese, English and German in "Tsuba" by Günther Heckmann (H.U.B. Verlag, Nürtingen, 1995). No. T65.
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