EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)

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TWO INLAID SENTOKU TSUBA
Edo Period (19th Century)
Each oval sentoku plate inlaid in silver and shakudo takazogan with a Rat's Wedding procession, signed Jogetsusai Hiroyoshi and ... Hiroyoshi, both with Kao
7.2cm. and 6.4cm. (2)

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Lot Essay

For the artist see Robert E. Haynes, The Index of Japanese Sword Fittings and Associated Artists, (Ellwangen, 2001), 3 volumes, p.298, no.01449
For a similar example see Henri L. Joly, Japanese Sword Fittings: Collection of G.H. Naunton, (London, 1973), pl.LVIII, no.1706
Hiroyoshi was a pupil of Uchikoshi Hironaga

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