"Presented here is a masterpiece tsuba in which the Tang warrior figure is expressed with wonderful workmanship by a splendid carving method in which the periphery of the pattern is carved deeper and the inside is made in thin relief, so that the pattern is not higher than the base.
Hamano 'SHOZUI': H 08803.0. Student of the first Nara Toshinaga and considered the founder of the Hamano family school. He is now thought of as the fourth member of the Nara Sansaku. His works, like his masters, are small in stature. In addition to iron, there are also materials such as bare copper, silver, and brass. His style shifted from a gentle and elegant style of the early Nara school style that represented small patterns with thin flesh to a powerful style that represented large patterns with high flesh. Thus his own work was a combination of the Yokoya and Nara school styles. He can be considered as the true founder of the Edo machibori artists." (Haynes & Long)
Length: 7.30cm x Width: 6.78cm x Face thickness: 0.40cm |
