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EDO/MEIJI PERIOD (18TH/LATE 19TH CENTURY)
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A FINE SENTOKU SHONAI SCHOOL TSUBA AND A LATE IRON TSUBA
Edo/Meiji period (18th/late 19th century)
A fine circular sentoku tsuba pierced with stylised clouds, Shonai school, 8cm.; and an almost circular iron tsuba carved with four Chinese children engaged in the lion-mask dance, signed Yoshi ..., 8.3cm. (2)
Edo/Meiji period (18th/late 19th century)
A fine circular sentoku tsuba pierced with stylised clouds, Shonai school, 8cm.; and an almost circular iron tsuba carved with four Chinese children engaged in the lion-mask dance, signed Yoshi ..., 8.3cm. (2)
Provenance
The first, J.C. Hawkshaw and W.L. Behrens Collections
The second, C.P. Peak Collection
The second, C.P. Peak Collection
Literature
The first, Henri L. Joly Japanese sword-mounts, a descriptive catalogue of the collection of J. C. Hawkshaw, Esq., M.A. (London, 1910), no. 1110, pl. 19 and Henri L. Joly, W. L. Behrens Collection, pt. III, Sword-fittings (London, 1912), no. 2162, pl. 51
Special notice
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