Lot Essay
The first sold Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, 27, 28 and 29 November, 1973, lot 795; the rest sold Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, 18 and 19 November, 1975, lot 494
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EDO PERIOD (17TH-18TH CENTURY)
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An Ito Sukashi Tsuba and Four Akasaka Tsuba
Edo period (17th-18th century)
The first pierced with a design of a chrysanthemum with fine radiating spokes; the second, thick oval iron pierced with leaves and clover; the third, a circular iron guard pierced with silhouetted flowers; the fourth, a small square iron guard pierced with a quatrefoil flowerhead; the fifth a rectangular iron guard with a pierced design of a praying mantis
The largest 3¼in. (8.3cm.) diameter (5)
Edo period (17th-18th century)
The first pierced with a design of a chrysanthemum with fine radiating spokes; the second, thick oval iron pierced with leaves and clover; the third, a circular iron guard pierced with silhouetted flowers; the fourth, a small square iron guard pierced with a quatrefoil flowerhead; the fifth a rectangular iron guard with a pierced design of a praying mantis
The largest 3¼in. (8.3cm.) diameter (5)