Hand guard with cherry blossom and rafts

Sunagawa Masayoshi, c. 1750 - c. 1800

Ovale tsuba met opengewerkte voorstelling in reliëf van kersebloesems op vlotten; details ingelegd in goud (nunome-zogan); gesigneerd 'shōhakudō sunagawa masayoshi', cursieve handtekening (kaō).

  • Artwork typetsuba
  • Object numberAK-MAK-1078
  • Dimensionsheight 7.5 cm x width 7.1 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Hand guard with cherry blossom and rafts

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-1078

  • Description

    Ovale tsuba met opengewerkte voorstelling in reliëf van kersebloesems op vlotten; details ingelegd in goud (nunome-zogan); gesigneerd 'shōhakudō sunagawa masayoshi', cursieve handtekening (kaō).

  • Inscriptions / marks

    signature: ‘松柏堂砂川正吉 [花押]’

Creation

  • Creation

    Sunagawa Masayoshi, Japan

  • Dating

    c. 1750 - c. 1800

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 7.5 cm x width 7.1 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (Westendorp-Osieck bequest, 1968)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; collection of Herman Karel Westendorp (1868-1941), Amsterdam, 1941;{Note RMA.} his widow Betsy Westendorp-Osieck (1880-1968), Amsterdam, by whom bequeathed to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1968;{note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

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  • Hand guard with cherry blossom and rafts
  • Hand guard with cherry blossom and rafts