An Iron Tsuba
An Iron Tsuba

EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), SIGNED NANKI JU MASAYOSHI [UEDA MASAYOSHI (ACTIVE 1825-50)]

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An Iron Tsuba
Edo period (19th century), signed Nanki ju Masayoshi [Ueda Masayoshi (active 1825-50)]
The oval iron tsuba pierce with the Hayashi family crest and finished on the surface in mokume-ji and inlaid with cloisonné enamel family crests of the Minamoto family and others
2 15/16in. (7.5cm.) long
Provenance
Powell collection
Roland Hartman, sold Christie's, London, The Hartman Collection of Japanese Metalwork, 30 June and 1 July, 1976, lot 74

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