EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY)
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Two Fuchi-Kashira and Three Tsuba
Edo Period (18th Century)
The first fuchi-kashira shakudo nanako, iroe takazogan of a crane with four chicks in a pine, the rims gilt; the second shakudo nanako, iroe takazogan of Watanabe no Tsuna at the Rashomon gate, signed Munesane; the first tsuba, round sentoku pierced with a hare beneath the moon amidst grasses in the style of Yasuchika; the second rounded square shibuichi with iroe takazogan of a Sambaso dancer, signed Katsuriuken Masayoshi; and the third, round nikubori and ji-sukashi depicting a Chinese sage writing an inscription on a bridge support, his attendant below, with full Soten signature
The tsuba 36in. (7.8cm.), 26in. (5.6cm.) and 2.13/16in. (7.2cm.) respectively (7)
Edo Period (18th Century)
The first fuchi-kashira shakudo nanako, iroe takazogan of a crane with four chicks in a pine, the rims gilt; the second shakudo nanako, iroe takazogan of Watanabe no Tsuna at the Rashomon gate, signed Munesane; the first tsuba, round sentoku pierced with a hare beneath the moon amidst grasses in the style of Yasuchika; the second rounded square shibuichi with iroe takazogan of a Sambaso dancer, signed Katsuriuken Masayoshi; and the third, round nikubori and ji-sukashi depicting a Chinese sage writing an inscription on a bridge support, his attendant below, with full Soten signature
The tsuba 36in. (7.8cm.), 26in. (5.6cm.) and 2.13/16in. (7.2cm.) respectively (7)