Tsuba: Well and Crows
Signature/mei: Genshosai Masaharu + Kao
Material: iron, shakudo, gold, copper
Dimension(h/w/d): 61.5 x 58 x 5.5 mm
Box included
Price: €1200 / $1450 / ¥220000
A fountain pulley hangs from a crossbeam, with a rope and water bucket suspended over the pulley.
Ground-covering bamboo sprouts between the stones. Two crows fly high above.
On the reverse, a signature in seal script inlaid with gold.
Genshosai Masaharu (died 1724) is known for his very bold and prominent relief designs. Some examples of his works are exhibited in the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore USA.
