Three Shakudo Tsuba and a Shibuichi Tsuba
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Three Shakudo Tsuba and a Shibuichi Tsuba

EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), THE SECOND INSCRIBED ECHIZEN DAIJO MINAMOTO NAGATSUNE AND WITH KAO (CURSIVE MONOGRAM); THE THIRD INSCRIBED UMETADA SHIGEYOSHI SAKU

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Three Shakudo Tsuba and a Shibuichi Tsuba
Edo period (19th century), the second inscribed Echizen Daijo Minamoto Nagatsune and with kao (cursive monogram); the third inscribed Umetada Shigeyoshi saku
Comprising a rounded-square shakudo nanako plate decorated with a scene of Setsubun (chasing out demons) in iroe takazogan; an oval shibuichi plate decorated with Amagoi Komachi (Komachi praying for rain) in iroe takazogan, the rain drops and umbrella carved in sunken relief; an Umetada-school oval shibuichi plate designed as a woven-bamboo fence with scrolling ivy in iroe takazogan, both hitsuana plugged in shakudo; an oval shakudo plate with cherry blossoms in silver and gold takazogan, the rim finished in nanako and the interior tsuchime-ji
2¾in. (6.9cm.); 2½in. (6.4cm.); 3 1/8in. (7.6cm.); 2 3/8in. (6.1cm.) diameter (4)
Provenance
Herman A. E. and Paul C. Jaehne, New York
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This lot is offered without reserve. This lot is exempt from Sales Tax.

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