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EDO PERIOD (18TH/19TH CENTURY)
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A TSUBA SIGNED TSUNEYO AND THREE OTHERS
Edo period (18th/19th century)
An oval copper tsuba inlaid in shakudo with seven bamboo mon, signed Fusai Tsuneyo, 7.5cm.; a rectangular tsuba in the style of Yasuchika 'drifted' with irregular patches of silver and gold overlay, over which two inlaid shibuichi dragons pursue two tama, with signature Joi, 6.9cm.; an almost circular dark shibuichi tsuba with a heavily gilt rim, carved on the face with two shishi and on the reverse with a rock beside a stream, inscribed Somin with a kao, 7.5cm.; and a rounded rectangular shibuichi tsuba carved and inlaid with the figure of Tekkai sennin releasing a dragon from his bowl and on the reverse a waterfall, with signature Suiyodo Nagayuki with a kao, 6.35cm. (4)
Edo period (18th/19th century)
An oval copper tsuba inlaid in shakudo with seven bamboo mon, signed Fusai Tsuneyo, 7.5cm.; a rectangular tsuba in the style of Yasuchika 'drifted' with irregular patches of silver and gold overlay, over which two inlaid shibuichi dragons pursue two tama, with signature Joi, 6.9cm.; an almost circular dark shibuichi tsuba with a heavily gilt rim, carved on the face with two shishi and on the reverse with a rock beside a stream, inscribed Somin with a kao, 7.5cm.; and a rounded rectangular shibuichi tsuba carved and inlaid with the figure of Tekkai sennin releasing a dragon from his bowl and on the reverse a waterfall, with signature Suiyodo Nagayuki with a kao, 6.35cm. (4)
Provenance
The first, Henry Charles Clifford Collection
The second, J.C. Hawkshaw Collection
The third, G.H. Naunton and Bradford Collections
The second, J.C. Hawkshaw Collection
The third, G.H. Naunton and Bradford Collections
Literature
The second, Henri L. Joly Japanese sword-mounts, a descriptive catalogue of the collection of J. C. Hawkshaw, Esq., M.A. (London, 1910), no. 1567, pl. 28.
The third, Henri L. Joly, Japanese sword fittings, a descriptive catalogue of the collection of G. H. Naunton, Esq. (London, 1912), no. 1731, pl. LIX
The third, Henri L. Joly, Japanese sword fittings, a descriptive catalogue of the collection of G. H. Naunton, Esq. (London, 1912), no. 1731, pl. LIX
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.