AN ONIN TSUBA AND A YAGYU TSUBA

MUROMACHI-EDO PERIOD (16TH AND 17TH CENTURY)

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AN ONIN TSUBA AND A YAGYU TSUBA
Muromachi-Edo Period (16th and 17th Century)
A round iron tsuchimeji Onin tsuba inlaid with brass particles and pierced with bobbins; and a round iron Yagyu tsuba with square rim pierced and carved with symmetrical sea waves on an indented square
7.2cm. and 7.5cm.

Literature

The first item is illustrated in Sato Kanzan and Homma Kunzan, Nipponto Koza Kodogu Kantei Hen, (Tokyo, 1983), page 16.

Lot Essay

The second is accompanied by a Hozon Tosogu [Sword-Fitting Worthy of Preserving] certificate issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai [Society for the Preservation of the Japan Art Sword] no.448988, October 27th 2005

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