Lot Essay
For another example of the Shoki subject, see Joe Earle, Lethal Elegance: Samurai Sword Fittings (Boston, 2004), p.98
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EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
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TWO COPPER TSUBA
Edo Period (19th Century)
A broad oval copper ishimeji tsuba, carved in katakiri and shishiaibori with Shoki beneath a pine tree, with silver and gilt details, with signature Joi, and gilt seal; and an oval copper ishimeji tsuba carved in katabori and shishiaibori with Kanzan and Jittoku beneath a pine tree, gilt and shakudo details; with signature Joi and gilt seal
7.9cm. and 7.1cm. (2)
Edo Period (19th Century)
A broad oval copper ishimeji tsuba, carved in katakiri and shishiaibori with Shoki beneath a pine tree, with silver and gilt details, with signature Joi, and gilt seal; and an oval copper ishimeji tsuba carved in katabori and shishiaibori with Kanzan and Jittoku beneath a pine tree, gilt and shakudo details; with signature Joi and gilt seal
7.9cm. and 7.1cm. (2)
Special notice
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