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EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), SIGNED ICHIRYUKEN TOMONOBU TETSUKOKU
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A Sentoku Tsuba
Edo period (19th century), signed Ichiryuken Tomonobu Tetsukoku
Rounded-rectangular brass plate tsuba patinated reddish-green decorated with a large snake threatening two monkeys, pierce-carved in the round and highlighted in gold and copper, the monkey's fur rendered with finely carved lines and the snake's scales carved in low relief
3 1/8in. (7.9cm.) long
Edo period (19th century), signed Ichiryuken Tomonobu Tetsukoku
Rounded-rectangular brass plate tsuba patinated reddish-green decorated with a large snake threatening two monkeys, pierce-carved in the round and highlighted in gold and copper, the monkey's fur rendered with finely carved lines and the snake's scales carved in low relief
3 1/8in. (7.9cm.) long