Lot Essay
For the artist of the second see Robert E. Haynes, The Index of Japanese Sword Fittings and Associated Artists (Ellwangen, Germany, 2001), p.871, no.04033
EDO PERIOD (18TH-19TH CENTURY)
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A SENTOKU TSUBA AND A COPPER TSUBA
Edo Period (18th-19th Century)
A sentoku rokumokkogata tsuba later pierced with a tomoe which forms a hitsuana, and incised in kebori with dragon amid clouds, partially silvered plate, unsigned; and a copper otafuku mokkogata tsuba with added shakudo to give a woodgrain effect, light carving in katakiri, signed Masahisa saku
7.4cm. and 8.3cm. (2)
Edo Period (18th-19th Century)
A sentoku rokumokkogata tsuba later pierced with a tomoe which forms a hitsuana, and incised in kebori with dragon amid clouds, partially silvered plate, unsigned; and a copper otafuku mokkogata tsuba with added shakudo to give a woodgrain effect, light carving in katakiri, signed Masahisa saku
7.4cm. and 8.3cm. (2)
Provenance
For the second, The Soame Jenyns Collection
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