Live Auction 7316The Japanese Aesthetic
A Gold Ojime
Lot 172

A Gold Ojime

SIGNED SHIHO AND TEIKAN, DATED 1885

Closed7 November 2012

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GBP 4,375

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A Gold Ojime
Signed Shiho and Teikan, dated 1885
Carved and pierced with peonies
3.7cm. long

Specialist note

Ogawa Teikan (art name Shiho) (1828-c.1898) was the son of Motosada of Mito and is a highly regarded sword fittings maker. Like many other metal workers he made other things besides sword fittings, particularly after the Hatorei regulation of 1876 which banned the wearing of swords.