EDO-MEIJI PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), THE FIRST SIGNED KANEYUKI

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A Kinko (Mixed-Metal) Tsuba and Two Iron Tsuba
Edo-Meiji period (19th century), the first signed Kaneyuki
The first of irregular shape and carved in the round with a warrior on horseback holding a willow branch and trampling a man in iroe takazogan; the second an openwork iron tsuba with a wheel design, shakudo rim; the third a small iron tsuchime-ji plate with a Chinese sage near a waterfall, gold and copper highlights
3 7/8in. (9.8cm.) long; 3½in. (8.9cm.) diameter; 2 7/8in. (7.4cm.) long (3)

Provenance

The second Adrian H. Joline, New York
The third Bashford Dean, New York

Special notice

This lot is offered without reserve. This lot is exempt from Sales Tax.

Lot Essay

Mrs. Adrian H. Joline gave over 80 tsuba to The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1914. For a discussion of the gift, see Bashford Dean, "A Gift of Japanese Sword-Guards" in The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin 11 (1914): pp. 140-42.

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