Lot Essay
For the artist of the fourth see Robert E. Haynes, The Index of Japanese Sword Fittings and Associated Artists, (Ellwangen, 2001), 3 volumes, p.1431, no.07354
EDO PERIOD (17TH-19TH CENTURY)
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FIVE IRON TSUBA AND A SENTOKU TSUBA
Edo Period (17th-19th Century)
An oval iron plate chiselled in low relief with rocks and flowers, signed Yurensai Kiboku; a mokkogata sentoku plate carved as flower petals inlaid in gilt hirozogan with a mantis and cart wheels, shakudo fukurin, unsigned, Umetada School; a round iron tsuba carved in takabori with a winged dragon flying over rough waves, some surface rust, signed Yoshimasa Saku; a round iron tsuba with a sleeping dog in shibuichi takazogan, signed Arai Norimasa; an oval iron plate carved with a dragonfly, signed Toyo-o and kao; and a mokkogata iron ishimeji swordsmith's tsuba with flowers in silver nunomezogan, the plate partially silvered, signed Yamashiro ju Kensho Daido (Omichi)
7cm., 7.5cm., 7.9cm., 6.3cm., 7.7cm. and 8.6cm. (6)
Edo Period (17th-19th Century)
An oval iron plate chiselled in low relief with rocks and flowers, signed Yurensai Kiboku; a mokkogata sentoku plate carved as flower petals inlaid in gilt hirozogan with a mantis and cart wheels, shakudo fukurin, unsigned, Umetada School; a round iron tsuba carved in takabori with a winged dragon flying over rough waves, some surface rust, signed Yoshimasa Saku; a round iron tsuba with a sleeping dog in shibuichi takazogan, signed Arai Norimasa; an oval iron plate carved with a dragonfly, signed Toyo-o and kao; and a mokkogata iron ishimeji swordsmith's tsuba with flowers in silver nunomezogan, the plate partially silvered, signed Yamashiro ju Kensho Daido (Omichi)
7cm., 7.5cm., 7.9cm., 6.3cm., 7.7cm. and 8.6cm. (6)
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