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A NARA TSUBA AND TWO OTHERS
EDO PERIOD (18TH - 19TH CENTURY)
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A NARA TSUBA AND TWO OTHERS
EDO PERIOD (18TH - 19TH CENTURY)
A ROUND TSUBA CHISELLED IN LOW RELIEF WITH LOTUS LEAVES, PARTLY GILT, SIGNED (FOR THE PLATE) MIOCHIN KII MUNE, AND FOR THE DECORATION NARA TOSHI; A ROUND IRON TSUBA CARVED IN YO-SUKASHI WITH KIRI, PLUM BLOSSOM AND SNOWFLAKES, SIGNED CHOSHU HAGI JU KAWAJI SAKU AND A ROUND IRON CHOSHU TSUBA CHISELLED IN YO-SUKASHI WITH OAK LEAVES AND ACORNS, SIGNED CHOSHU HAGI JU MASAKATSU SAKU
8.1CM., 7.6CM. AND 7.5CM. (3)
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Lot Essay
FOR THE ARTIST OF THE THIRD TSUBA SEE ROBERT E. HAYNES, THE INDEX OF JAPANESE SWORD FITTINGS AND ASSOCIATED ARTISTS, (ELLWANGEN, 2001), 3 VOLUMES, P.882, NO.04110