Lot Essay
The second tsuba illustrated in the catalogue of Japanese Swordfurniture, Collection of the late General J.C. Pabst (The Hague: Van Stockum's Antiquariaat, 1956), pl. 36.
SIGNED, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
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A COLLECTION OF THIRTY TSUBA
Signed, 18th/19th Century
A mokkogata shakudo nanako pierced with cloud patterns, the mimi with dragons in shakudo and gilt takazogan, 7.8cm.; a small Myochin iron formed as a dove signed Hachiman Taro Hatomaru, ontachi tsuba utsushi, Ki Munemasa, 6.8cm.; a circular iron with tiger and rocks, with signature Hishu Yagami ju Mitsuhiro, 7.5cm.; an iron, with signature Yamashiro kuni Fushimi ju Kaneie; four iron Owari sukashi, 7 to 8cm.; a small Katchushi style pierced with hammers, 7.4cm.; a Shoami school iron marubori with vines and squirrel, 7.2cm.; two iron octagonal decorated with dragon, 7.4 and 7.7cm.; iron Tembo, 8.6cm.; iron with copper skull (Nozarashi), 8cm.; lobed iron with brass zogan, 7cm.; an oval pierced shippo, signed Masayoshi, 7.3cm.; mokko with signature Koike Naomasa, 6.6cm.; three circular iron, 7 to 8cm.; five iron tsuba, one with signature Nobuie, 6 to 8.2cm.; a copper nanako, 7.4cm.; a lobed pierced iron, 6.8cm.; a Shoami style, pierced with ink and brush, 6.5cm.; a lobed thin tsuba pierced with flowers, 7.4cm.; and a small pierced tanto, 5cm., sold with a catalogue of Van Stockum's Anqiquariaat (30)
Signed, 18th/19th Century
A mokkogata shakudo nanako pierced with cloud patterns, the mimi with dragons in shakudo and gilt takazogan, 7.8cm.; a small Myochin iron formed as a dove signed Hachiman Taro Hatomaru, ontachi tsuba utsushi, Ki Munemasa, 6.8cm.; a circular iron with tiger and rocks, with signature Hishu Yagami ju Mitsuhiro, 7.5cm.; an iron, with signature Yamashiro kuni Fushimi ju Kaneie; four iron Owari sukashi, 7 to 8cm.; a small Katchushi style pierced with hammers, 7.4cm.; a Shoami school iron marubori with vines and squirrel, 7.2cm.; two iron octagonal decorated with dragon, 7.4 and 7.7cm.; iron Tembo, 8.6cm.; iron with copper skull (Nozarashi), 8cm.; lobed iron with brass zogan, 7cm.; an oval pierced shippo, signed Masayoshi, 7.3cm.; mokko with signature Koike Naomasa, 6.6cm.; three circular iron, 7 to 8cm.; five iron tsuba, one with signature Nobuie, 6 to 8.2cm.; a copper nanako, 7.4cm.; a lobed pierced iron, 6.8cm.; a Shoami style, pierced with ink and brush, 6.5cm.; a lobed thin tsuba pierced with flowers, 7.4cm.; and a small pierced tanto, 5cm., sold with a catalogue of Van Stockum's Anqiquariaat (30)
Provenance
The sceond from the collection of the late General J.C. Pabst
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