Lot details By the Joka family, signed Joshin zu 乗真図 Joka 常嘉 with kakihan Japan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868) Lacquered in kinji (gold) and in imitation of shibuichi, with five ants carrying dew drops, the reverse with inscription in gold lacquer Joshin zu (the design after Kano Joshin, active c. 1660) and signature JOKA with kakihan. LENGTH 9.6 cm WEIGHT 22.4 g Condition: Very good condition, minor wear to lacquer, particularly to the gold-lacquered inscription. Provenance: British collection. Joka is listed on page 451, H 02141.0 in THE INDEX OF JAPANESE SWORD FITTINGS AND ASSOCIATED ARTISTS by Robert E. Haynes. The signature Joka indicated a group of artists who were active during the last two hundred years of the Edo period and into the Meiji period. There are various signatures and most artists are known for their lacquered metalwork. Museum comparison: Compare a related iron tsuba by Joka, after Yasuchika, early 19th century, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 1999.270.
Lot details By the Joka family, signed Joshin zu 乗真図 Joka 常嘉 with kakihan Japan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868) Lacquered in kinji (gold) and in imitation of shibuichi, with five ants carrying dew drops, the reverse with inscription in gold lacquer Joshin zu (the design after Kano Joshin, active c. 1660) and signature JOKA with kakihan. LENGTH 9.6 cm WEIGHT 22.4 g Condition: Very good condition, minor wear to lacquer, particularly to the gold-lacquered inscription. Provenance: British collection. Joka is listed on page 451, H 02141.0 in THE INDEX OF JAPANESE SWORD FITTINGS AND ASSOCIATED ARTISTS by Robert E. Haynes. The signature Joka indicated a group of artists who were active during the last two hundred years of the Edo period and into the Meiji period. There are various signatures and most artists are known for their lacquered metalwork. Museum comparison: Compare a related iron tsuba by Joka, after Yasuchika, early 19th century, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 1999.270.
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