Lot Essay
For the artist see Robert E. Haynes, The Index of Japanese Sword Fittings and Associated Artists, (Ellwangen, 2001), 3 volumes, p.740, no.03561 (for the third); and p.1313, no.06602 (for the sixth)
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EDO PERIOD (18TH-19TH CENTURY)
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EIGHT IRON TSUBA
Edo Period (18th-19th Century)
An oval iron plate pierced in kagesukashi with two opposed sea shells, with signature Jochiku; a mokkogata iron plate stamped with archaic characters and fish within a raised rim, signed Munetaka Saku; a hachimokkogata iron plate chiselled with a radial pattern and pierced with omedaka in kagesukashi, signed Aizu ju Kuniharu; a round iron tsuba with people on a boat in a Chinese landscape, with signature Jochiku; a broad oval iron tsuba chiselled with geese and inlaid in gilt takazogan, signed Masahiro and Kao; an oval iron ishimeji plate carved with a sealed dragon with a jewel in its tail, signed Seiryuken Eiju and gilt seal; a round iron tsuba chiselled with a dragonfly, gilt details; and an oval iron tapering plate inlaid with gilt chidori, signed Masateru
7.25cm., 7.3cm., 7.4cm., 7.7cm., 8.4cm., 7.3cm., 8.2cm. and 7cm. (8)
Edo Period (18th-19th Century)
An oval iron plate pierced in kagesukashi with two opposed sea shells, with signature Jochiku; a mokkogata iron plate stamped with archaic characters and fish within a raised rim, signed Munetaka Saku; a hachimokkogata iron plate chiselled with a radial pattern and pierced with omedaka in kagesukashi, signed Aizu ju Kuniharu; a round iron tsuba with people on a boat in a Chinese landscape, with signature Jochiku; a broad oval iron tsuba chiselled with geese and inlaid in gilt takazogan, signed Masahiro and Kao; an oval iron ishimeji plate carved with a sealed dragon with a jewel in its tail, signed Seiryuken Eiju and gilt seal; a round iron tsuba chiselled with a dragonfly, gilt details; and an oval iron tapering plate inlaid with gilt chidori, signed Masateru
7.25cm., 7.3cm., 7.4cm., 7.7cm., 8.4cm., 7.3cm., 8.2cm. and 7cm. (8)