Lot 221
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AN INLAID SHAKUDO AND A SENTOKU TSUBA
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AN INLAID SHAKUDO AND A SENTOKU TSUBA

EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)

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AN INLAID SHAKUDO AND A SENTOKU TSUBA
Edo Period (19th Century)
A mokkogata shakudo nanako plate inlaid in gilt and copper takazogan on nanako-ji with the Empress Jingo Kogo and Takeshi Uchi holding the baby Emperor Ojin, signed Kato Yoshiyasu; and an otafuku mokkogata sentoku plate carved and inlaid in iroe takazogan with Tekkai Sennin blowing his soul to heaven, signed Hironaga and Kao
6.7cm. and 6.9cm. (2)
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Lot Essay

For the artist of the first see Robert E. Haynes, The Index of Japanese Sword Fittings and Associated Artists, (Ellwangen, 2001), 3 volumes, p.2362, no.H.12293
For a similar example to the first see Japanese Swords and Sword Fittings from the Collection of Dr. Walter A. Compton, Christie's, (New York, 1992), Part II, lot 168

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