Lot Essay
FOR THE ARTIST OF THE FIRST TSUBA SEE ROBERT E. HAYNES, THE INDEX OF JAPANESE SWORD FITTINGS AND ASSOCIATED ARTISTS, (ELLWANGEN, 2001), 3 VOLUMES, P.2258, NO.05804
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EDO PERIOD (17TH - 18TH CENTURY)
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A SHOAMI TSUBA AND TWO OTHERS
EDO PERIOD (17TH - 18TH CENTURY)
AN OVAL IRON TSUBA CARVED WITH KOTOBUKI CHARACTERS FOR LONGEVITY AND LUCK, SIGNED YOSHU MATSUYAMA JUNIN SHOAMI MORIYOSHI SAKU, AND DATED ANEI 9TH YEAR [1780]; A MOKKOGATA TSUBA CHISELLED WITH YASURIME AND PIERCED WITH TWO UDENUKI-ANA, WITH SIGNATURE NOBUIE AND A BROAD OVAL TSUBA CARVED IN LOW RELIEF WITH LEAVES AND GOURDS, WITH SIGNATURE NOBUIE
7.7CM., 8.5CM. AND 8CM. (3)
EDO PERIOD (17TH - 18TH CENTURY)
AN OVAL IRON TSUBA CARVED WITH KOTOBUKI CHARACTERS FOR LONGEVITY AND LUCK, SIGNED YOSHU MATSUYAMA JUNIN SHOAMI MORIYOSHI SAKU, AND DATED ANEI 9TH YEAR [1780]; A MOKKOGATA TSUBA CHISELLED WITH YASURIME AND PIERCED WITH TWO UDENUKI-ANA, WITH SIGNATURE NOBUIE AND A BROAD OVAL TSUBA CARVED IN LOW RELIEF WITH LEAVES AND GOURDS, WITH SIGNATURE NOBUIE
7.7CM., 8.5CM. AND 8CM. (3)
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