Lot Essay
The first Kyo-sukashi tsuba has as a subject "Sunlight and Arabesques" for a similar tsuba, see The Sasano Collection, part 1, pl. 74.
THE PROPERTY OF A SWISS LADY
Thirty-five Tsuba And Four Fuchi-Kashira
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Thirty-five Tsuba And Four Fuchi-Kashira
All tsuba are iron unless otherwise stated; good round Owari pierced in ji-sukashi with stylised flowers, the rim with granular tekkotsu; round Kamakura pierced and carved in low relief with stylised flowers, rectangles and daikon, 16th century; another pierced with six fans and with flowers in low relief, 16th century; Kyo-sukashi, round, ji-sukashi with the hiashi ni karakusa design, 17th century; another formed as a crane in ji-sukashi, late 16th/early 17th century; round Kyo-sukashi, Musashino in ji-sukashi, gilding to the hitsuana, 17th century; Kyo-shoami, round, ji-sukashi of a jar and waves, 17th century; round ji-sukashi of a child's rattle, 18th century; round, geometrical design in ji-sukashi, with remains of gold nunomezogan, 17th century; round, the plate inlaid with foliage in gold nunomezogan, 18th century; Onin, round, inlaid with flowers and tendrils in brass, pierced with a single mon, 16th century; another, junimokko-gata inlaid with foliage in brass, 16th century; a round Kinai yo-sukashi of saddle trees, signed Echizen ju Kinai, 18th century; oval Chosu carved as a dragon in clouds, the eyes gilt, signed Choshu Hagi ju Mitsutaka saku, 19th century; round iron, the smooth plate inlaid with Hirata style shippo feathers, signed for the plate Seiroken Eiju, 19th century; oval, carved and pierced with three Chinese figures and a horse, with iroe details, with the later addition of a full Soten signature, 19th century; rounded square, pine and egrets in iroe takazogan, 19th century; mokkogata, pierced with stylised warabite, 19th century; formed as a lotus leaf, the stem forming the rim, signed Choshu ju Tomomasa, 19th century; oval pierced and with a figure blowing a trumpet, Tetsugendo style, signed Shigesada, 19th century; round, Heianjo pierced as a wheel, the spokes and rim brass inlaid, 17th century; rounded square pierced with clouds and with brass inlaid foliage, 17th century; octagonal Hizen with a dragon and tendrils in gold and silver nunomezogan, 19th century; rounded square pierced with a dragon and tendrils, 19th century; carved with tendrils and stylised dragons, 19th century; formed as three cranes in Akao style, signed, 19th century; mokkogata, stylised dragons and clouds in gold nunomezogan, 19th century; round, with stylised ko-sukashi and brass inlay of a hat, cloak and tools, Shoami school, 17th century; rounded square, a brass dragon on a tsuchime-ji plate, Aizu Shoami, 19th century; round, with two seashells carved out of the plate, 19th century; oval shakudo, mikakiji plate pierced with a shippo design and inset with sunken copper ishimeiji panels with iroe takazogan of foliage and waves, 19th century; brass, oval with Nagasaki shippo of cranes on a blue shippo ground, 19th century; Akao style formed as five cranes in sukashi, the sukashi filled in enamel, 19th century; brass, black lacquered with gold lacquer dragons and clouds, 19th century; round, carved in low relief with lotus flowers and leaves, the flowers gilt, signed Aizu ju Nobukiyo, 19th century; a pair of shakudo fuchi-kashira inlaid in low relief with gilt foliage, signed, 19th century; a sentoku pair, iroe takazogan of Shoki and oni, signed Norimasa, 19th century; a copper pair, Jurojin in iroe takazogan, 19th century; and a shibuichi pair, geese, the moon and pine in iroe takazogan, signed, possibly associated, 19th century
The tsuba: 3 3/16in. (8.1cm.), 3 1/16in. (7.8cm.), 3 3/16in. (8.1cm.), 3 1/16in. (7.8cm.), 3 5/16in. (8.4cm.), 3 1/8in. (8cm.), 3 1/8in. (8cm.), 3¼in. (8.2cm.), 3¼in. (8.3cm.), 3 1/16in. (7.8cm.), 3 1/16in. (7.8cm.), 3¼in. (8.2cm.), 3¼in. (8.2cm.), 2 7/8in. (7.3cm.), 2 13/16in. (7.2cm.), 2 11/16in. (6.8cm.), 2 7/8in. (7.3cm.), 3 3/16in. (8.1cm.), 2 5/8in. (6.7cm.), 2 5/8in. (6.7cm.), 3 3/8in. (8.5cm.), 3 1/16in. (7.7cm.), 2 11/16in. (6.9cm.), 3in. (7.6cm.), 2 11/16in. (6.8cm.), 2 5/8in. (6.7cm.), 2¾in. (7.1cm.), 2 15/16in. (7.5cm.), 3 1/8in. (7.9cm.), 2 15/16in. (7.5cm.), 2¾in. (7cm.), 2 11/16in. (6.8cm.), 2 13/16in. (7.2cm.), 3 1/16in. (7.8cm.) and 3¼in. (8.3cm.) respectively (43)
All tsuba are iron unless otherwise stated; good round Owari pierced in ji-sukashi with stylised flowers, the rim with granular tekkotsu; round Kamakura pierced and carved in low relief with stylised flowers, rectangles and daikon, 16th century; another pierced with six fans and with flowers in low relief, 16th century; Kyo-sukashi, round, ji-sukashi with the hiashi ni karakusa design, 17th century; another formed as a crane in ji-sukashi, late 16th/early 17th century; round Kyo-sukashi, Musashino in ji-sukashi, gilding to the hitsuana, 17th century; Kyo-shoami, round, ji-sukashi of a jar and waves, 17th century; round ji-sukashi of a child's rattle, 18th century; round, geometrical design in ji-sukashi, with remains of gold nunomezogan, 17th century; round, the plate inlaid with foliage in gold nunomezogan, 18th century; Onin, round, inlaid with flowers and tendrils in brass, pierced with a single mon, 16th century; another, junimokko-gata inlaid with foliage in brass, 16th century; a round Kinai yo-sukashi of saddle trees, signed Echizen ju Kinai, 18th century; oval Chosu carved as a dragon in clouds, the eyes gilt, signed Choshu Hagi ju Mitsutaka saku, 19th century; round iron, the smooth plate inlaid with Hirata style shippo feathers, signed for the plate Seiroken Eiju, 19th century; oval, carved and pierced with three Chinese figures and a horse, with iroe details, with the later addition of a full Soten signature, 19th century; rounded square, pine and egrets in iroe takazogan, 19th century; mokkogata, pierced with stylised warabite, 19th century; formed as a lotus leaf, the stem forming the rim, signed Choshu ju Tomomasa, 19th century; oval pierced and with a figure blowing a trumpet, Tetsugendo style, signed Shigesada, 19th century; round, Heianjo pierced as a wheel, the spokes and rim brass inlaid, 17th century; rounded square pierced with clouds and with brass inlaid foliage, 17th century; octagonal Hizen with a dragon and tendrils in gold and silver nunomezogan, 19th century; rounded square pierced with a dragon and tendrils, 19th century; carved with tendrils and stylised dragons, 19th century; formed as three cranes in Akao style, signed, 19th century; mokkogata, stylised dragons and clouds in gold nunomezogan, 19th century; round, with stylised ko-sukashi and brass inlay of a hat, cloak and tools, Shoami school, 17th century; rounded square, a brass dragon on a tsuchime-ji plate, Aizu Shoami, 19th century; round, with two seashells carved out of the plate, 19th century; oval shakudo, mikakiji plate pierced with a shippo design and inset with sunken copper ishimeiji panels with iroe takazogan of foliage and waves, 19th century; brass, oval with Nagasaki shippo of cranes on a blue shippo ground, 19th century; Akao style formed as five cranes in sukashi, the sukashi filled in enamel, 19th century; brass, black lacquered with gold lacquer dragons and clouds, 19th century; round, carved in low relief with lotus flowers and leaves, the flowers gilt, signed Aizu ju Nobukiyo, 19th century; a pair of shakudo fuchi-kashira inlaid in low relief with gilt foliage, signed, 19th century; a sentoku pair, iroe takazogan of Shoki and oni, signed Norimasa, 19th century; a copper pair, Jurojin in iroe takazogan, 19th century; and a shibuichi pair, geese, the moon and pine in iroe takazogan, signed, possibly associated, 19th century
The tsuba: 3 3/16in. (8.1cm.), 3 1/16in. (7.8cm.), 3 3/16in. (8.1cm.), 3 1/16in. (7.8cm.), 3 5/16in. (8.4cm.), 3 1/8in. (8cm.), 3 1/8in. (8cm.), 3¼in. (8.2cm.), 3¼in. (8.3cm.), 3 1/16in. (7.8cm.), 3 1/16in. (7.8cm.), 3¼in. (8.2cm.), 3¼in. (8.2cm.), 2 7/8in. (7.3cm.), 2 13/16in. (7.2cm.), 2 11/16in. (6.8cm.), 2 7/8in. (7.3cm.), 3 3/16in. (8.1cm.), 2 5/8in. (6.7cm.), 2 5/8in. (6.7cm.), 3 3/8in. (8.5cm.), 3 1/16in. (7.7cm.), 2 11/16in. (6.9cm.), 3in. (7.6cm.), 2 11/16in. (6.8cm.), 2 5/8in. (6.7cm.), 2¾in. (7.1cm.), 2 15/16in. (7.5cm.), 3 1/8in. (7.9cm.), 2 15/16in. (7.5cm.), 2¾in. (7cm.), 2 11/16in. (6.8cm.), 2 13/16in. (7.2cm.), 3 1/16in. (7.8cm.) and 3¼in. (8.3cm.) respectively (43)