Photographs
Photographs by the seller at origin.
The piece
Polished shakudō tsuba with New Year decorations (shōgatsu-kazari), signed 如柳 (Joryū) with his kaō, a pupil of Murakami Jochiku.
Tatemaru-gata tsuba, slightly taller than wide, in shakudō with a polished ground (migaki-ji), signed on the front 如柳 (Joryū) followed by his kaō. Joryū was a pupil of Murakami Jochiku and worked in Edo in his master's manner. The theme is the New Year decorations (shōgatsu-kazari): on the front, a spiny lobster in copper takabori with touches of iroe and very fine kebori, beneath a shimenawa with its shide in gold hira-zōgan and pine branches in gold and silver; on the back, bamboo with its leaves, a manryō branch with red berries, and dried chestnuts and kaya nuts in gold and copper relief. The photographs show a deep black shakudō with light surface scratches, slight wear on the seppa-dai and some greenish areas in the patina of the back; small sekigane sit beside the central opening. Dimensions stated by the original seller: 70.5 × 67.2 mm, 5 mm thick at the seppa-dai. The original seller declares an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon paper, which does not appear in the photographs, and a custom-made paulownia box.
Strong points
- Legible signature 如柳 (Joryū) with kaō
- Complete New Year theme on both faces
- Takabori, iroe and hira-zōgan in gold, silver and copper
- Deep black shakudō with a polished ground
- NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon paper declared by the original seller
Points to bear in mind
- The paper does not appear in the photographs
- Greenish areas in the patina of the back and light surface scratches
- Small sekigane in the central opening
Score
60.9 / 100
- Maker 19 of 25 Genuine signature of a known maker or school
- Workmanship 15 of 20 Notable work
- Condition 14 of 18 Good condition
- Period 5 of 12 Late Edo (1781–1868)
- Paper 4 of 10 NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tōsōgu
- Extras 0 of 5 No complete set by the same maker and no inscribed box
- Price 3.9 of 10 Rank 202 of 330 by price among pieces of its type, from the most affordable to the dearest
The score shares out 100 points: Maker 25 · Workmanship 20 · Condition 18 · Period 12 · Paper 10 · Extras 5 · Price 10. It is computed from the record, not from an opinion. Maker, workmanship, condition and period are judged from the photographs and the paper; price is compared only with fittings of the same type.
Details
- Type
- Tsuba
- Maker
- Joryū
- Period
- Late Edo (1781–1868)
- Material
- Shakudō, Copper, Gold, Silver
- Paper
- NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tōsōgu
- Signature
- Signed
- School
- Jochiku
- Inscription
- 如柳 (Joryū) 花押 (kaō)
- Technique
- Takabori (high relief), Iroe (coloured inlay), Zōgan (inlay), Kebori (line engraving), Migaki (burnished)
- Dating
- Late Edo period (late 18th – 19th century)