

Lot 21*
Seven iron sukashi tsuba 18th-19th century
11 November 2010, 14:30 GMT
London, New Bond Street£700 - £800
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18th-19th century
Comprising an oval plate carved with the demon Ibaraki retrieving her severed arm in nikubori and sukashibori; an oval sukashi tsuba with an oxcart beneath a cherry tree; a Kyoto-style sukashi tsuba with four gourds; an Owari tsuba with a thatched hut and blossoming grasses; a large oval Tanshu tsuba with bundled rice sheaths, signed Tanshu ju Sadamasa; an oval sukashi tsuba with three fans; an oval yosukashi tsuba with a courtier's hat. The largest 8.4cm (3¼in). (7).
Comprising an oval plate carved with the demon Ibaraki retrieving her severed arm in nikubori and sukashibori; an oval sukashi tsuba with an oxcart beneath a cherry tree; a Kyoto-style sukashi tsuba with four gourds; an Owari tsuba with a thatched hut and blossoming grasses; a large oval Tanshu tsuba with bundled rice sheaths, signed Tanshu ju Sadamasa; an oval sukashi tsuba with three fans; an oval yosukashi tsuba with a courtier's hat. The largest 8.4cm (3¼in). (7).
Footnotes
鐔 7点 18-19世紀