Lot Essay
For the artist of the first see Robert E. Haynes, The Index of Japanese Sword Fittings and Associated Artists, (Ellwangen, 2001), 3 volumes, p.1972, no.09931
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EDO PERIOD (17TH-19TH CENTURY)
Details
FOUR IRON TSUBA
Edo Period (17th-19th Century)
A round iron tsuba carved and pierced with ink sticks in yo sukashi, signed Choshu Hagi ju Tomokiyo Saku; a mokkogata iron tsuba chiselled in low relief with leaves, unsigned, Higo Province; a broad oval iron punched plate, partially gilt, unsigned; and an iron mokkogata iron tsuba chiselled with radial marks and punched with Kanji, with signature Yamashiro ju Nagayoshi Tsukuru
7.6cm., 8.2cm., 7.5cm. and 8.9cm. (4)
Edo Period (17th-19th Century)
A round iron tsuba carved and pierced with ink sticks in yo sukashi, signed Choshu Hagi ju Tomokiyo Saku; a mokkogata iron tsuba chiselled in low relief with leaves, unsigned, Higo Province; a broad oval iron punched plate, partially gilt, unsigned; and an iron mokkogata iron tsuba chiselled with radial marks and punched with Kanji, with signature Yamashiro ju Nagayoshi Tsukuru
7.6cm., 8.2cm., 7.5cm. and 8.9cm. (4)
Provenance
The third Soame Jenyns