A Shakudo tsuba
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A Shakudo tsuba

UNSIGNED, EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY)

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A Shakudo tsuba
Unsigned, Edo Period (18th Century)
The shakudo nanako plate inlaid with cherry blossom, irises, maple and Chinese bellflowers in shakudo, silver and copper low relief, the rim with basket weave in gold
6.8cm
Provenance
W. L. Behrens Collection
Literature
Henri L. Joly, W. L. Behrens Collection, pt. 111, Sword-fittings (London, 1912), no.1979, pl. 34
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.

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