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AN INLAID IRON TSUBA
WITH SIGNATURE ECHIZEN DAIJO MINAMOTO NAGATSUNE AND KAO, EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
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AN INLAID IRON TSUBA
With signature Echizen Daijo Minamoto Nagatsune and Kao, Edo Period (19th Century)
The broad oval iron ishimeji tsuba with a shrine attendant in the rain, illustrating the story of Aritoshi Myojin
8.1cm.
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
Lot Essay
For a similar example see Henri L. Joly, Japanese Sword Fittings in the Collection of G.H. Naunton, (London, 1912), pl.LXX2, no.2083
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