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.2186, no.11107
EDO PERIOD (18TH-19TH CENTURY)
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AN INLAID IRON TSUBA, A SENTOKU TSUBA AND AN IRON TSUBA
Edo Period (18th-19th Century)
An oval iron plate, inlaid in iroe takazogan with an episode from the Heike Monogatari, during the Takakura reign where two palace servants are heating sake with a fire made of leaves, unsigned; a rounded square sentoku ishimeji plate, shishiaibori and low relief details in silver and gilt, with shoki looking at an oni perched on his umbrella, signed with a kao, Nara School; and a round iron plate carved with swirling waves, gilt and silver spray, with a signature on a tanzaku, Masachika and kao
6.7cm., 7.6cm. and 8.2cm. (3)
Edo Period (18th-19th Century)
An oval iron plate, inlaid in iroe takazogan with an episode from the Heike Monogatari, during the Takakura reign where two palace servants are heating sake with a fire made of leaves, unsigned; a rounded square sentoku ishimeji plate, shishiaibori and low relief details in silver and gilt, with shoki looking at an oni perched on his umbrella, signed with a kao, Nara School; and a round iron plate carved with swirling waves, gilt and silver spray, with a signature on a tanzaku, Masachika and kao
6.7cm., 7.6cm. and 8.2cm. (3)
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