Lot Essay
The hakogaki dates the tsuba to the early Muromachi period (1392-1573), and it may have been made at the end of the 14th century
Details
A RARE MUROMACHI PERIOD CIRCULAR BRONZE KAGAMISHI (mirror-makers) tsuba, the plate cast with concentric circles inside a broad rim, with kozuka-hitsu, early 15th century
7.2 cm.
in wood box with descriptive hakogaki by Sasano Masayuki
7.2 cm.
in wood box with descriptive hakogaki by Sasano Masayuki
Provenance
The Phyllis Sharpe Memorial Collection