Three IRON TSUBA
The first with the full Soten signature, Edo Period (17th-18th century)
The first an oval iron tsuba pierced and carved in yo-sukashi with fighting warriors, details in gilt nunome; the second a round iron tsuba chiselled in yo-sukashi with a fruiting vine above waves, details in gilt nunome, Shoami work; the third an oval iron hikone-bori tsuba depicting in iroe takazogan, 'The Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove'
7cm., 8cm. and 6.9cm. respectively (3)
Three IRON TSUBA
The first with the full Soten signature, Edo Period (17th-18th century)
The first an oval iron tsuba pierced and carved in yo-sukashi with fighting warriors, details in gilt nunome; the second a round iron tsuba chiselled in yo-sukashi with a fruiting vine above waves, details in gilt nunome, Shoami work; the third an oval iron hikone-bori tsuba depicting in iroe takazogan, 'The Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove'
7cm., 8cm. and 6.9cm. respectively (3)
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