Soten Tsuba

The pictoral designs favored by Soten are almost the same as those of his father Shuten. They are pictures of Taoist and Buddhist monks at leisure, or pictures of warriors in combat. This type of Soten tsuba is of very fine iron with two ryohitsu ana. The rich dark plate is deeply pierced and delicately carved in Hikone Bori with accurate details.

"SOHEISHI NYUDO SOTEN SUKE KORE"

The plate is decorated in iroe takazogan while the sky behind is in sukashi work, and the face of the figures applied with shakudo inlays and the kimono's in gold nunome with very accurate details. The designs of the Buddhist monks seated under matsu (pine tree) is expressed with great strength and beauty in a high relief carving in a typical work of a Soten school master. The fine quality of the metal, skillful engraving, give the work a feeling of grandeur and authority.

This is a particularly rare example. (Long)

"OMI SHU HIKONE (NO) JU"

N.T.B.
Dated: Showa 33 - 1958, 9th Month - September, 12th Day.

A Collaboration of Robert E. Haynes and Elliott D. Long

PROVENANCE: Elliott D. Long	POA
The pictoral designs favored by Soten are almost the same as those of his father Shuten. They are pictures of Taoist and Buddhist monks at leisure, or pictures of warriors in combat. This type of Soten tsuba is of very fine iron with two ryohitsu ana. The rich dark plate is deeply pierced and delicately carved in Hikone Bori with accurate details.	"SOHEISHI NYUDO SOTEN SUKE KORE"
The plate is decorated in iroe takazogan while the sky behind is in sukashi work, and the face of the figures applied with shakudo inlays and the kimono's in gold nunome with very accurate details. The designs of the Buddhist monks seated under matsu (pine tree) is expressed with great strength and beauty in a high relief carving in a typical work of a Soten school master. The fine quality of the metal, skillful engraving, give the work a feeling of grandeur and authority. This is a particularly rare example. (Long)	"OMI SHU HIKONE (NO) JU"
N.T.B. Dated: Showa 33 - 1958, 9th Month - September, 12th Day.

Purchase this Tsuba by Email toelliott@shibuiswords.com

Purchase this Tsuba by Email to
elliott@shibuiswords.com