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FOR THE SIGNATURE OF THE SECOND TUSBA SEE K. KOKUBO, SHINSEN KINKO MEIKAN, (TOKYO, 1993), P.128
EDO PERIOD (17TH - 18TH CENTURY)
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AN IRON TSUBA AND THREE OTHERS
EDO PERIOD (17TH - 18TH CENTURY)
A ROUND SAOTOME KIKUGATA TSUBA, THE PETALS PIERCED; A MOKKOGATA TSUCHIMEJI TSUBA CHISELLED IN GILT WITH A BUTTERFLY IN LOW RELIEF, SIGNED YAMASHIRO KUNI JU UMETADA SHIGENARI; A ROUND TSUBA CARVED IN YO-SUKASHI WITH A CHERRY BRANCH, DETAILS IN KEBORI AND A ROUND IRON TSUBA CARVED IN YO-SUKASHI WITH BOATS AND GEESE, DETAILS IN GILT
7.8CM., 6.7CM., 8.2CM. AND 7.7CM. (4)
EDO PERIOD (17TH - 18TH CENTURY)
A ROUND SAOTOME KIKUGATA TSUBA, THE PETALS PIERCED; A MOKKOGATA TSUCHIMEJI TSUBA CHISELLED IN GILT WITH A BUTTERFLY IN LOW RELIEF, SIGNED YAMASHIRO KUNI JU UMETADA SHIGENARI; A ROUND TSUBA CARVED IN YO-SUKASHI WITH A CHERRY BRANCH, DETAILS IN KEBORI AND A ROUND IRON TSUBA CARVED IN YO-SUKASHI WITH BOATS AND GEESE, DETAILS IN GILT
7.8CM., 6.7CM., 8.2CM. AND 7.7CM. (4)
Provenance
THE FOURTH:
MARQUIS DE TRESSAN
MARQUIS DE TRESSAN
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