Spartancrest Posted May 19, 2021 Report Posted May 19, 2021 I am interested to know which school this guard may have originated from - I don't have much information from the auction site. Quote
Spartancrest Posted May 19, 2021 Author Report Posted May 19, 2021 What I thought - there is so much overlap between the two that it is very hard to tell without a signature. Thanks very much. 1 Quote
Spartancrest Posted May 19, 2021 Author Report Posted May 19, 2021 One in the Met says Bushu. Masayoshi (正義), first name Sadashichi (定七), was an Edo-based artist active at the end of the 18th century who had studied with the Masakata (正方, ?-1774), the third master of the local Bushū-Itō (武州伊藤) School. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/25746 Just going by the star shape flower head [top of the seppa-dai] they look darn close to me. Bushu x 2? 1 Quote
kissakai Posted May 20, 2021 Report Posted May 20, 2021 Is the design the same both sides if it then Bushu If the design shows shows a front and the back of the item then Choshu 1 2 Quote
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