Lot Essay
The first is a later Kagami-shi tsuba.
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EDO PERIOD (17TH-19TH CENTURY)
Details
Three Tsuba and a Kozuka
Edo Period (17th-19th century)
A round cast sentoku tsuba decorated with Chinese figures within the pipe rim; a roku-mokkogata iron tsuba line inlaid with skeletons; an oval shibuichi mikakiji tsuba with an inro and kinchaku, with signature Ishiguro Masayoshi and kao; and a shakudo kozuka with Hotei and children, signed Somin and kao
7.1cm., 7.1cm., 6.6cm. high and 9.7cm. long (4)
Edo Period (17th-19th century)
A round cast sentoku tsuba decorated with Chinese figures within the pipe rim; a roku-mokkogata iron tsuba line inlaid with skeletons; an oval shibuichi mikakiji tsuba with an inro and kinchaku, with signature Ishiguro Masayoshi and kao; and a shakudo kozuka with Hotei and children, signed Somin and kao
7.1cm., 7.1cm., 6.6cm. high and 9.7cm. long (4)
Provenance
The last, Glendinnings, 7th September 1948, Lot 83