Lot Essay
Sold Christie's, London, 7 December, 1976, lot 148
Sahari is an alloy of copper, tin and lead.
Sahari is an alloy of copper, tin and lead.
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EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY)
Details
An Iron Tsuba
Edo period (18th century)
Cast and carved to resemble a lotus leaf with veins inlaid in sahari and two frogs in sahari takazogan
3¼in. (8.2cm.) diameter
Edo period (18th century)
Cast and carved to resemble a lotus leaf with veins inlaid in sahari and two frogs in sahari takazogan
3¼in. (8.2cm.) diameter