Lot Essay
For the third artist see Robert E. Haynes, The Index of Japanese Sword Fittings and Associated Artists, (Ellwangen, 2001), 3 volumes, p.1815, no.09063
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EDO PERIOD (17TH-19TH CENTURY)
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FOUR IRON TSUBA
Edo Period (17th-19th Century)
A round iron plate chiselled with vine leaves and grapes in yo sukashi, rubbed, signed Choshu Hagi ju Hisa.....Saku; a round iron tsuba chiselled with seashells in yosukashi, unsigned, Echizen work; an oval iron plate with a surface worked as wood texture, signed Tadahiro; and a mokkogata iron tsuba carved and inlaid with Chinese trigrammes, signed Toshihiro
7.6cm., 8.1cm., 7.4cm., 9.6cm. (4)
Edo Period (17th-19th Century)
A round iron plate chiselled with vine leaves and grapes in yo sukashi, rubbed, signed Choshu Hagi ju Hisa.....Saku; a round iron tsuba chiselled with seashells in yosukashi, unsigned, Echizen work; an oval iron plate with a surface worked as wood texture, signed Tadahiro; and a mokkogata iron tsuba carved and inlaid with Chinese trigrammes, signed Toshihiro
7.6cm., 8.1cm., 7.4cm., 9.6cm. (4)