A TSUBA BY INOUE MASATAKA AND EIGHT OTHERS
A TSUBA BY INOUE MASATAKA AND EIGHT OTHERS

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A TSUBA BY INOUE MASATAKA AND EIGHT OTHERS
rounded square, yo-sukashi of a warrior fighting a tiger, details in gilt nunome and copper, signed Choshu Hagi junin Inoue Shosaemon Masataka saku, 19th century, 8.1cm; oval iron, yo-sukashi of Manzai dancers by a temple, inlaid with silver, copper and gilt nunome, inscribed with the full Soten signature, 18th century, 8.1cm; irregular oval, chiselled with a basketwork pattern, the hitsuana outlined in gilt, the rim inlaid with gilt nunome foliage, 19th century, 8.2cm; round iron, yo-sukashi in Hikone style of two warriors fighting, details in silver and gilt nunome, 18th century, 8.5cm; round iron, with a stylised design in yo-sukashi, Owari, 17th century, 7.6cm; 19th century, oval iron, pierced with grasses, signed Choshu ju Masasada, 19th century, 7cm; mokkogata iron, a tiger and bamboo by the sea in takabori, the stripes gilt inlaid, gilt details, 19th century, 7cm; oval iron, mikakiji, Musashino, grasses in katakiri, the moon in silver hirazogan, signed Choshu ju Masanobu tsukuru, 19th century, slight surface rust, 6.4cm; oval iron, yo-sukashi of myoga and foliage, Bushu school, 19th century, 7cm. (9)

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