SIGNED TOSHIMASA AND HISANOBU, EDO PERIOD (18TH/19TH CENTURY)

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A shibuichi tsuba and another
Signed Toshimasa and Hisanobu, Edo Period (18th/19th Century)
An irregularly shaped shibuichi tsuba with chidori in gilt takazogan flying over a cresting wave, the rim gilt, signed Toshimasa; an oval iron tsuba carved with a karashishi by waves, signed Hisanobu
3 1/16in. (7.8cm.) and 2 7/8in. (7.3cm.) (2)

Provenance

The first: Carlo Monzino

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Lot Essay

The second: accompanied by a Tokubetsu Kicho [Especially Precious Sword] certificate from 1972, issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai [Society for the Preservation of the Japanese sword] attributing the tsuba to Hisanobu.

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