Lot Essay
For the artist see Robert E. Haynes, The Index of Japanese Sword Fittings and Associated Artists, (Ellwangen, 2001), 3 volumes, p.1333, no.06733 (for the first)
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EDO PERIOD (18TH-19TH CENTURY)
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TWO IRON TSUBA
Edo Period (18th-19th Century)
An oval iron plate carved, pierced and inlaid in Hikone bori with an episode from Noh drama: Jo and Uba beneath pine trees on the Tagasago beach, signed Unrinsai Naomori Sei; and an oval iron plate, carved, pierced and inlaid in Hikone bori with an episode from the Gempei Wars, signed Nyudo Minamoto Tadashige
7.3cm. and 7.5cm. (2)
Edo Period (18th-19th Century)
An oval iron plate carved, pierced and inlaid in Hikone bori with an episode from Noh drama: Jo and Uba beneath pine trees on the Tagasago beach, signed Unrinsai Naomori Sei; and an oval iron plate, carved, pierced and inlaid in Hikone bori with an episode from the Gempei Wars, signed Nyudo Minamoto Tadashige
7.3cm. and 7.5cm. (2)
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