SIGNED MASAHARE AND KAO, EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)

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AN IRON AND SHIBUICHI TSUBA
Signed Masahare and Kao, Edo Period (19th Century)
The broad oval tsuba, one face in iron, the other in shibuichi, inlaid in iron takazogan with an oni, with gilt details
7.9cm.

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Lot Essay

For the artist see Robert E. Haynes, The Index of Japanese Sword Fittings and Associated Artists, (Ellwangen, 2001), 3 volumes, p.853, no.03930

For the signature see K. Kokubo, Shinsen Kinko Meikan, (Tokyo, 1993), p.372

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