Lot Essay
As described by Henry Joly, the second tsuba is probably by Kaga Yoshiro. Kaga inlay was undercut and, being rarely dislodged, is often found on the iron stirrups made in that Province.
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UNSIGNED, EDO PERIOD (17TH CENTURY)
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AN IRON TSUCHIMEJI TSUBA and another
Unsigned, Edo Period (17th Century)
A roku-mokko iron tsuchimeji tsuba, with cherry blossom in kosukashi and karakusa in brass hirazogan, Heianjo style; and a circular iron migakiji, dotemimi tsuba with scrolling karakusa, in brass hirazogan, unsigned, Yoshiro style, 17th Century
9.9cm. and 9.5cm. respectively (2)
Unsigned, Edo Period (17th Century)
A roku-mokko iron tsuchimeji tsuba, with cherry blossom in kosukashi and karakusa in brass hirazogan, Heianjo style; and a circular iron migakiji, dotemimi tsuba with scrolling karakusa, in brass hirazogan, unsigned, Yoshiro style, 17th Century
9.9cm. and 9.5cm. respectively (2)
Provenance
The first: J.C. Hawkshaw and W.L. Behrens
The second: J.B. Gaskell
The second: J.B. Gaskell
Literature
The first: Henry L. Joly, W.L. Behrens Collection, pt. III Sword-Fittings (London, 1912), no. 1077, pl. XVI
The second: Henry L. Joly and Kumasaku Tomita, Japanese Art and Handicraft, Loan Exhibition Held in Aid of the British Red Cross (London, 1916), no. 136.
The second: Henry L. Joly and Kumasaku Tomita, Japanese Art and Handicraft, Loan Exhibition Held in Aid of the British Red Cross (London, 1916), no. 136.
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