A Group of Thirteen Tsuba
A Group of Thirteen Tsuba

EDO PERIOD (18TH-19TH CENTURY)

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A Group of Thirteen Tsuba
Edo Period (18th-19th century)
An oval iron tsuba formed as two rats, the tails forming the rim, signed Echizen ju Kokitsune saku, 18th century; an oval iron tsuba inlaid overall with tendrils in silver nunome; an oval iron tsuba with oak leaves in yo-sukashi, Akasaka School, (circa 1700); a broad oval iron tsuba, the plate chiseled with wood grain and inlaid in shakudo, shibuichi and gilt with a dragonfly and other insects, the hitsuana outlined in gilt; nine other tsuba and a group of seppa
6.2cm., 6.7cm., 7.3cm., 7.4cm. high and various sizes (14)

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