A TADAMITSU TSUBA
EDO PERIOD (18TH - 19TH CENTURY)
AN OVAL IRON TSUBA FORMED AS TWO GOURDS INLAID IN IROE-TAKAZOGAN WITH BUTTERFLIES AND PEONIES, SIGNED WASHU JU TADAMITSU; A ROUND IRON TSUBA PIERCED IN YO-SUKASHI WITH FOLIAGE, SIGNED ECHIZEN JU KINAI SAKU AND A BROAD OVAL IRON HIGO TSUBA CARVED IN LOW RELIEF WITH CLOUDS AND KIRI, GILT DETAILS
7.1CM., 7.9CM. AND 8.1CM. (3)
A TADAMITSU TSUBA
EDO PERIOD (18TH - 19TH CENTURY)
AN OVAL IRON TSUBA FORMED AS TWO GOURDS INLAID IN IROE-TAKAZOGAN WITH BUTTERFLIES AND PEONIES, SIGNED WASHU JU TADAMITSU; A ROUND IRON TSUBA PIERCED IN YO-SUKASHI WITH FOLIAGE, SIGNED ECHIZEN JU KINAI SAKU AND A BROAD OVAL IRON HIGO TSUBA CARVED IN LOW RELIEF WITH CLOUDS AND KIRI, GILT DETAILS
7.1CM., 7.9CM. AND 8.1CM. (3)