TWO SHIBUICHI TSUBA AND AN IRON TSUBA

EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)

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TWO SHIBUICHI TSUBA AND AN IRON TSUBA
Edo Period (19th Century)
An oval shibuichi plate chiselled in low relief with a bird of prey, gilt details, with signature Ishiguro Koretsune; a kawarigata shibuichi plate formed as an ox, fur finely detailed, gilt details, signed Denryusai Yoshiyuki; and an oval iron plate chiselled in low relief with two figures, gilt details, with signature Ishiguro Arichika Saku, Choshu style
7.3cm., 7cm., and 8cm. (3)

Lot Essay

For the artist of the second see Robert E. Haynes, The Index of Japanese Sword Fittings and Associated Artists, (Ellwangen, 2001), 3 volumes, p.2369, no.12340
For the signature of the second see K. Kokubo, Shinsen Kinko Meikan, (Tokyo, 1993), p.472

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