Der Affe tanzt unter der Weide
A Monkey Trainer under the Willow, Tsuneshige
A tsuba of sentoku with rounded corners, signed Tsuneshige. On the signed face a willow lets its branches fall from the upper edge. A gate with a thatched roof stands at the left, and a bare shrub grows from the ground below. One hitsu-ana is closed with a plug of dark metal. On the back the scene finds its people: a monkey trainer with a long leash, and his monkey dancing in front of him under the same willow.
The tsuba comes from the collection of Alan Hartman in New York and is at present in Japan, on its way from the United States. Its page follows on its arrival.
This guard is one of eight signed Tsuneshige in the collection. They are set side by side, with what they share and where they differ, on a page of their own.
Tsuba. Signiert Tsuneshige. Sentoku, takabori mit iroe. Weide und Tor; Rückseite Sarumawashi. Mittlere Edo-Zeit. Privatsammlung, zuvor Sammlung Alan Hartman, New York. Seite in Vorbereitung.
In the collection
- Type
- Tosogu › Tsuba
- School
- Nara › Tsuneshige
- Period
- Edo-Zeit › Mittlere Edo-Zeit
- Material
- Sentoku
- Motif
- Mensch und Legende
