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EDO PERIOD (17TH/19TH CENTURY)
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A 'NOBUIE REVIVAL' tsuba BY HATA NAOAKI, A FINE AND RARE EXAMPLE OF A HEIANJO BRASS INLAY tsuba, AND AN ECHIZEN KINAI tsuba
Edo period (17th/19th century)
The first of oval form tapering towards the top and thickening at the rim, hammered on the face with a design of a cherry tree in blossom and on the reverse with cherry blossoms, signed Hata Naoaki, 8cm.; the second, an unusual oval iron Heaianjo tsuba carved with two gourds and a leaf, one gourd inlaid with tessen [clematis] flowers (one missing) and vines, the other forms with inlays indicating dew (some missing), 8cm.; and an iron tsuba pierced with two shogi [chess] pieces and a gunbai [general's fan], signed Echizen ju Kinai saku, 7.2cm. (3)
Edo period (17th/19th century)
The first of oval form tapering towards the top and thickening at the rim, hammered on the face with a design of a cherry tree in blossom and on the reverse with cherry blossoms, signed Hata Naoaki, 8cm.; the second, an unusual oval iron Heaianjo tsuba carved with two gourds and a leaf, one gourd inlaid with tessen [clematis] flowers (one missing) and vines, the other forms with inlays indicating dew (some missing), 8cm.; and an iron tsuba pierced with two shogi [chess] pieces and a gunbai [general's fan], signed Echizen ju Kinai saku, 7.2cm. (3)
Provenance
The first, C.P. Peak Collection
The second, J.C. Hawkshaw, G.H. Naunton and C.P. Peak Collections
The second, J.C. Hawkshaw, G.H. Naunton and C.P. Peak Collections
Literature
The second, Henri L. Joly Japanese sword-mounts, a descriptive catalogue of the collection of J. C. Hawkshaw, Esq., M.A. (London, 1910), no. 36 and Henri L. Joly, Japanese sword fittings, a descriptive catalogue of the collection of G. H. Naunton, Esq. (London, 1912), no. 94
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.