A Large Iron Tsuba
A Large Iron Tsuba

EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY), SIGNED IN INLAID GOLD RESERVE HAMANO NORIYUKI (1736-1787) AND DATED TENMEI GANNEN (1781)

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A Large Iron Tsuba
Edo period (18th century), signed in inlaid gold reserve Hamano Noriyuki (1736-1787) and dated Tenmei gannen (1781)
The circular plate with a raised rim and pierced with two hats and decorated on the front with Shoki the demon queller and on the reverse with a fleeing demon, in gold, silver, copper, shakudo and shibuichi takazogan
3¾in. (9.5cm.) diameter

Lot Essay

Sold Sotheby's, London, 10 July, 1974, lot 29

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