THE SECOND SIGNED BUSHU JU MASAHISA, THE THIRD SIGNED YOSHIYUKI, 17TH TO 19TH CENTURY
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A lacquer tsuba and nine iron tsuba
The second signed Bushu ju Masahisa, the third signed Yoshiyuki, 17th to 19th Century
An oval lacquered tsuba divided in two panels and one decorated with mon in gold hiramakie on roiro ground and the other with grasses in hirame, 6cm.; Bushu formed as eggplants, 6.7cm.; small oval Ito sukashi pierced with designs of a choji, hat and a hishi, 6cm.; lobed Bizen-Shoami pierced and carved with plum flowers and fence, (traces of gilt), 7.9cm.; otafuku mokkogata carved and pierced with lotus leaves, Bushu style, 6.7cm.; lobed tsuba decorated with flowers in gold nunome zogan, (slight rubbing), 7.5cm.; oval Bushu tsuba, the plate worked to resemble basket and decorated with kiri inlays, 7.6cm.; rounded square tsuba pierced with kiri, Kanshiro style, 7.2cm.; sukashi tsuba pierced with a crab and bamboo leave, 7.1cm.; and large circular Yoshiro style tsuba, 8.7cm. (10)
The second signed Bushu ju Masahisa, the third signed Yoshiyuki, 17th to 19th Century
An oval lacquered tsuba divided in two panels and one decorated with mon in gold hiramakie on roiro ground and the other with grasses in hirame, 6cm.; Bushu formed as eggplants, 6.7cm.; small oval Ito sukashi pierced with designs of a choji, hat and a hishi, 6cm.; lobed Bizen-Shoami pierced and carved with plum flowers and fence, (traces of gilt), 7.9cm.; otafuku mokkogata carved and pierced with lotus leaves, Bushu style, 6.7cm.; lobed tsuba decorated with flowers in gold nunome zogan, (slight rubbing), 7.5cm.; oval Bushu tsuba, the plate worked to resemble basket and decorated with kiri inlays, 7.6cm.; rounded square tsuba pierced with kiri, Kanshiro style, 7.2cm.; sukashi tsuba pierced with a crab and bamboo leave, 7.1cm.; and large circular Yoshiro style tsuba, 8.7cm. (10)