TWO IRON AND A SENTOKU TSUBA

EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)

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TWO IRON AND A SENTOKU TSUBA
Edo Period (19th Century)
An oval iron tsuba carved overall with foliage, signed Dachi Yusai (Mahaya); a broad oval iron plate chiselled with dragons in roundels, eyes inlaid in gilt, signed Shoyosai Tomohide (Teru); and an oval brass ishimeji tsuba inlaid with Seitaka watching his acolyte [Kongara Doji] rescuing Endo Morito from the Machi Waterfall, silver rim, signed Naokazu and Kao
7.3cm., 8cm. and 8.1cm. (3)

Lot Essay

For the artist of the third see Robert E. Haynes, The Index of Japanese Sword Fittings and Associated Artists, (Ellwangen, 2001), 3 volumes, p.1324, no.06668
Mahaya (1822-1899) the maker of the first tsuba was a pupil of Wada Isshin

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