THE FIRST SIGNED BUSHU JU AKASAKA TAKATOKI SAKU, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
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FIVE VARIOUS TSUBA
The first signed Bushu ju Akasaka Takatoki saku, 18th/19th Century
A rounded iron plate pierced with a design of cherry blossom, rounded-mimi, 7.4cm.; an oval iron Kyo Shoami tsuba pierced with a design of Chinese bellflowers in nukubori and sukashi, the rim of gilt geometric patterns, 7.5cm.; a circular brass pierced and carved with a design of long tailed birds, 8.1cm.; a rounded-square late Heianjo style iron tsuba decorated in copper and brass inlay with a design of vine, 7.2cm.; and rounded-square sentoku Nara school tsuba depicting a traveller with a straw hat under a pine, signed Kurokawa, 7.3cm. (5)
The first signed Bushu ju Akasaka Takatoki saku, 18th/19th Century
A rounded iron plate pierced with a design of cherry blossom, rounded-mimi, 7.4cm.; an oval iron Kyo Shoami tsuba pierced with a design of Chinese bellflowers in nukubori and sukashi, the rim of gilt geometric patterns, 7.5cm.; a circular brass pierced and carved with a design of long tailed birds, 8.1cm.; a rounded-square late Heianjo style iron tsuba decorated in copper and brass inlay with a design of vine, 7.2cm.; and rounded-square sentoku Nara school tsuba depicting a traveller with a straw hat under a pine, signed Kurokawa, 7.3cm. (5)