MANJU ENGRAVED WITH A TIGER BY TOSHISADA

Estimate

500 - 550 GBP

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Description

MANJU ENGRAVED WITH A TIGER BY TOSHISADA
Signed Toshisada
Silvered metal
5.1cm., 2in.

The two-part Manju engraved in katakiri and kebori with a tiger climbing over a rock, the reverse with bamboo on a hillside.

Literature

The maker is probably Matsushima Toshisada, mentioned in Robert E. Haynes, The Index of Japanese Sword Fittings and Associated Artists, no.H10545.0.