Lot 25*
Six tsuba 18th-19th century
11 November 2010, 14:30 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £600 inc. premium
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18th-19th century
The first a trapezoidal plate with a raised rim and carved with a goose above a stream before a crescent moon in takabori, kebori and gold and silver takazogan and hirazogan; the second a mokko tsuchimeji later Nara-style plate decorated with insects and paulownia vines in gold, copper and shakudo takazogan; the third a yamagane oval plate carved with chrysanthemums and paulownia on waves in takabori and gold takazogan, the rim applied with a fukurin; the fourth a trapezoidal iron plate with the badger tea kettle and a water scoop on takabori and silver takazogan, signed Hankeishi; the fifth a shibuichi migakiji tsuba with cranes over a stream in kebori, inscribed Goto Mitsutaka with kao; the sixth a shibuichi sukashi tsuba carved with mitsutomoe. The largest 8.5cm (3 3/8in). (6).
The first a trapezoidal plate with a raised rim and carved with a goose above a stream before a crescent moon in takabori, kebori and gold and silver takazogan and hirazogan; the second a mokko tsuchimeji later Nara-style plate decorated with insects and paulownia vines in gold, copper and shakudo takazogan; the third a yamagane oval plate carved with chrysanthemums and paulownia on waves in takabori and gold takazogan, the rim applied with a fukurin; the fourth a trapezoidal iron plate with the badger tea kettle and a water scoop on takabori and silver takazogan, signed Hankeishi; the fifth a shibuichi migakiji tsuba with cranes over a stream in kebori, inscribed Goto Mitsutaka with kao; the sixth a shibuichi sukashi tsuba carved with mitsutomoe. The largest 8.5cm (3 3/8in). (6).
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鐔 6点 18-19世紀
