A Tosho Tsuba (Swordmaker's Tsuba) and an Iron Tsuba

EDO PERIOD (LATE 18TH-19TH CENTURY), THE FIRST SIGNED UJISHIGE, THE SECOND SIGNED YOSHITSUGU SAKU

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A Tosho Tsuba (Swordmaker's Tsuba) and an Iron Tsuba
Edo period (late 18th-19th century), the first signed Ujishige, the second signed Yoshitsugu saku
Iron plate with a tsuchime-ji finish and a "rope" rim decorated with the characters "Kongo" carved in kebori and inlaid with silver rings, the reverse with Sanskrit characters; an iron plate tsuba carved in high relief with dragons in clouds over crashing waves, gilt highlights
3in. (7.7cm.); 3 1/8in. (7.9cm.) diameter (2)

Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
The first, Nanba Saburo, Tetsu tsuba nyumon sho (Introduction to iron tsuba) (Osaka: Naniwa Kodogu Kenkyukai, 1965), no. 7.

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