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THREE IRON AND A SENTOKU TSUBA
The first of rounded-square sentoku plate pierced with a Yasuchika design of fishing net and chidori with traces of gilt, late Edo period (19th century), 8.5cm.; an irregularly shaped iron tsuba with a design of Daruma, with signature Miboku, late Edo period, 7cm.; an otafuku mokkogata iron tsuba with a bird flying above autumn grasses, 8.5cm., late Edo period (19th century); and a circular iron Tosho tsuba with pierced takaramono and pine needles in gilt and silver nunome zogan, Muromachi period (14th/15th century), 8.8cm. (4)
The first of rounded-square sentoku plate pierced with a Yasuchika design of fishing net and chidori with traces of gilt, late Edo period (19th century), 8.5cm.; an irregularly shaped iron tsuba with a design of Daruma, with signature Miboku, late Edo period, 7cm.; an otafuku mokkogata iron tsuba with a bird flying above autumn grasses, 8.5cm., late Edo period (19th century); and a circular iron Tosho tsuba with pierced takaramono and pine needles in gilt and silver nunome zogan, Muromachi period (14th/15th century), 8.8cm. (4)
Provenance
W.H.A. Backhoff Collection, October 17 1981