Lot 231
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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)
An oval iron tsuba with aubergines in yosukashi, signed Osaki Yoshiaki, dated Bunka roku nen ni gatsu (February 1809); a round iron plate carved in shishiaibori with a flowering plum tree and young bamboo, signed Yasuchika zu Sekijoken Motozane and Kao; and an oval iron plate chiselled with cherry blossoms in yosukashi, signed Ichiryu Tomoyoshi and Kao
6.9cm., 7.8cm., and 7.2cm. (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.2236, no.11429 (for the first); and p.2012-3, no.10188-93 (for the third)
For the signature see K. Kokubo, Shinsen Kinko Meikan, (Tokyo, 1993), p.172 (for the first); and p.238-9 (for the third)

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