Unsigned Umetada - GINZA SEIKODO JAPANESE ART, SWORDS, & TSUBA SINCE MEIJI PERIOD

PRODUCT Unsigned Umetada
Mantis and mushroom motif

NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Certificate: Unsigned Umetada
Mantis and mushroom motif

Unsigned Umetada Mantis and mushroom motif PRICE JP￥500,000-: NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Certificate

The Umetada family boasts a lineage in service of the Ashikaga Shogunate and were renown for their work producing Habaki, sword fittings, Horimono carvings, and Suriage in addition to production of swords.They also served the Toyotomi and Tokugawa families as well as a number of Daimyo making them one of the most representative schools of the Momoyama period.
Although unsigned, this work is attributed to the Umetada family and is an exceptional and large execution of a mantis and mushroom reflecting the aesthetics of the Momoyama culture.

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