SIGNED YOKOYA TOMOTAKE, EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)

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A SHIBUICHI TSUBA, A SILVER TSUBA AND A SENTOKU TSUBA
Signed Yokoya Tomotake, Edo Period (19th Century)
A rounded-square shibuichi plate, carved in katakiribori with Hotei on his sack, a Chinese fan in his hand, and a karako, shakudo and gilt details, signed Yokoya Tomotake; a mokkogata silver plate carved in sukidashibori with rough waves beneath a half shrouded moon, signed Yakumo ju Shinsoku Noko Shoju and Kao; and an oval sentoku plate formed as a cherry branch, gilt details, with signature Bushu ju Yanagawa Naoharu
6.7cm., 5.3cm. and 7.3cm. (3)

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Lot Essay

For the artist of the first see Takeshi Wakayama, Toso Kinko Jiten, (Tokyo, 1984), p.1272
For the signature of the first see Robert E. Haynes, The Index of Japanese Sword Fittings and Associated Artists, (Ellwangen, 2001), 3 volumes, p.1998/9, no.H10097 (for the first); and p.1446, no.07455 (for the second)

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