Lot 222
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THREE IRON TSUBA
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THREE IRON TSUBA

EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)

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THREE IRON TSUBA
Edo Period (19th Century)
A otafuku mokkogata iron plate, carved and inlaid in iroe takazogan with a pheasant by a stream, signed Kato Akichika; a broad oval iron tsuba inlaid in iroe takazogan with a Chinese sage fishing, signed Hidetoshi; and a broad oval iron tsuba chiselled in low relief in iron takazogan, with a shachi, signed Ga Ryudo Katsushige
7.6cm., 7.7cm. and 7.4cm. (3)
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Lot Essay

For the artist see Robert E. Haynes, The Index of Japanese Sword Fittings and Associated Artists, (Ellwangen, 2001), 3 volumes, p.20, no.H00022 (for the first); p.260, no.01192 (for the second); and p.598, no.02876 (for the third)
For the signature of the first see K. Kokubo, Shinsen Kinko Meikan, (Tokyo, 1993), p.5
Akichika was a pupil of Haruaki Hogen

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