An oval iron tsuba carved in low relief with a Pine tree, the kogai-ana plugged with shakudo, probably Bushu, 19th century. Height 71mm.
GBP240
#1400
#1400A very large Ko-Shoami tsuba with a design of coins in silver and gold nunome-zogan. The reverse has no inlaid decoration, presumably to save money, the iron is good. Late 16th century. Height 99mm. Thickness 5mm.
GBP450 #1553
#1553An oval iron tsuba carved as Iris leaves and a blossom, gold details, unsigned, Bushu work, 19th century. Height 71mm.
GBP300 #1536
#1536An oval iron tsuba carved and pierced with two saddle trees and a riding crop, gold details, Bushu, 19th century. Height 71mm.
GBP360 #1539
#1539A good Choshu tsuba, the thick plate chiselled with a dragon in clouds. Signed Choshu Joryu. This artist is not recorded in Haynes, 19th century. Height 73mm.
GBP300 #1557
#1557An Owari tsuba with the classic design of Temple bells, Myoga and stylized clouds, 16th century. Height 77mm, thickness at rim 6.5mm, thickness at centre 5mm. The iron is slightly dry and needs a little work.
GBP650 #1584
#1584A fine Owari tsuba with the Temple bell design, 16th century. Height 72mm.
GBP350 #1578
#1578An iron Satsuma tsuba formed as a rope, this tsuba was probably made by the 7th Izu no kami Masafusa, a swordsmith of Satsuma in the mid 19th century. Height 70mm.
GBP240 #1527
#1527A Soten tsuba chiselled, pierced and gilt with the Seven Sages in a Bamboo Grove, the faces in silver, shakudo and copper, with the full Soten signature, this is a 19th century copy of Soten made to supply the demand for tsuba by this popular school. In extremely fine condition. Height 74mm.
GBP650 #1590
#1590A fine Kyo-sukashi tsuba of the late 16th- early 17th century, The design is a spider's web. Height 83mm
GBP600 #1579
#1579A good Kinai Dragon tsuba, slightly mokko-gata with finely carved scales, signed on the reverse Echizen ju
Kinai saku, 19th century. Height 71mm.
GBP650 #1587
#1587A fine pair of Hamano shakudo nanako fuchi-kashira depicting two Chinese generals in shakudo and gilt high relief. 19th century.
GBP700 #1565
#1565A pair of shakudo fuchi-kashira depicting a gilt dragon headed fish in waves.
GBP350 #1799
#1799A shibuichi kozuka carved in katakiri with a group of horses playing, signed 'Suzuki Ichirin' and kao. This artist
worked in Edo and is listed in the Soken Kisho (1781) and was therefore working prior to this date.
GBP350 #1607
#1607 A shakudo nanako kozuka depicting terrapins by a stream in gilt takazogan. 19th century.
GBP350 #1603
#1603A shakudo kozuka carved overall in kebori with horses, with the signature 'Soyo', 19th century
GBP300 #1608
#1608A shakudo kozuka carved in shishiaibori with a single neighing horse, the eye gilt, with the signature 'Shozui', 19th century.
GBP320 #1604
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