Lot 17*
A collection of tosogu (sword fittings) contained in a lacquer cabinet 18th to 19th century
10 November 2011, 13:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£40,000 - £45,000
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A collection of tosogu (sword fittings) contained in a lacquer cabinet
18th to 19th century
Comprising twenty-four kozuka, a futakoromono, twelve tsuba, twelve fuchi-gashira, thirteen pairs of menuki and a mae-kanagu.
The kozuka as follows:
Shakudo nanako, a traveller passing an old willow tree by a stream, in gold and silver takazogan, Goto School, unsigned.
Shakudo nanako, a courtier and servant in gold, silver and shakudo takazogan, Goto School, unsigned.
Shibuichi, engraved with Hotei in a boat, in katakiri, unsigned;
Shakudo nanako, richly inlaid with flowering prunus in gold and shakudo takazogan, unsigned.
Shibuichi, inlaid with a seated foreigner in gold, silver, copper and shakudo takazogan, unsigned.
Shakudo nanako, inlaid with ants and a pupa-case in gold, copper and shakudo takazogan, unsigned.
Shakudo, a weaver's shuttle with gold and silver inlay, unsigned.
Shakudo nanako, running boar and Autumn foliage in gold and shakudo takazogan, unsigned.
Shakudo nanako, inlaid with a Buddhist invocation in silver takazogan, unsigned.
Shakudo, in the form of a dragon and ken with gold and silver inlay, unsigned.
Shibuichi, carved in shishiaibori with Tadamori capturing the oil thief, details in gold and shakudo, signed Soryuken Hideyuki.
Shakudo nanako, carved and inlaid with a troop of monkeys in takabori and copper takazogan, signed Yoshichika.
Shibuichi, carved in shishiaibori with the Wago-jin, signed Hamano Chikayuki with kao.
Shakudo nanako, three running horses in gold and shakudo takazogan, signed Yamazaki Ichiga with kao.
Shibuichi, small birds flying over wind-blown grasses in gold and silver takazogan, signed Noda Masaaki with kao.
Brass, carved in shishiaibori with a bearded sage holding a feathered fan, signed Kaneyuki.
Shibuichi, carved and inlaid with the 'Dream of Rosei', details in gold and silver, signed Nara Teruchika with kao.
Silver, carved in shishiaibori with a sage holding a hossu, signed Joi with seal and inscribed Sanman shiza funi homon
Shibuichi, carved in shishiaibori with a cockerel on a drum, signed Masayuki.
Shibuichi, inlaid with wind-blown grasses by a stream, the moon to one side, signed Kita Takenori with kao.
Silver, engraved in kebori with a fan and horse-whip, signed Seikansai Kawano Yoshikuni with kao.
Shakudo nanako, inlaid with two birds and a berried tree, in gold, copper and shakudo takazogan, signed Tsurayuki with kao.
Brass, carved and inlaid with the ghost of a woman, signed Tadayuki.
The futakoromono (kozuka and kogai) of copper nanako, chickens in gold takazogan, signed Tsuji Masashige with kao.
The tsuba as follows:
Iron, of mokko form, carved and pierced in the manner of Hitotsuyanagi Tomoyoshi with a writhing dragon, signed Mito ju Hagiya Katsuhira with kao, 8.3cm (3¼in).
Shibuichi, finely carved and inlaid in iroe-takazogan with aquatic creatures, including a whale in shakudo with a gilt eye, an octopus with gilt eyes in copper and various fish in shibuichi swimming among breaking waves with inlaid gilt spray drops, Omori School, unsigned, 7.3cm (2 7/8in).
Shakudo ishime, carved in takabori and inlaid with Fujiyama towering over a pine copse, details in silver and gilt, signed Mitsutomi han, 7cm (2¾in).
Shibuichi, inlaid in iroe takazogan with Jo and Uba on the beach at Takasago, signed Masayuki, gyonen shichi-ju-ichi-o (an old man of 71), 6.7cm (2 5/8in).
Iron, carved and inlaid with Tawara Toda about to slay a dragon on a bridge, the reverse with birds flying past a pine copse, details of gold, silver and shakudo takazogan, signed Nara saku, 7.3cm (2 7/8in).
Iron, of large size, inlaid on the hammered ground with a large crab in copper takazogan, its eyes and pincers of shakudo, signed with a kao,8.3cm (3¼in).
Shakudo, the thick plate carved and pierced with an elaborate design of squirrels among grape vines, signed Kenkosai Kazutomo (Kazuaki), 7.3cm (2 7/8in).
Shakudo, carved and inlaid with a dragon among clouds, a falling tama on the reverse, details in gold takazogan, signed Rinsendo Hidemitsu, 7cm (2¾in).
Brass, inlaid in copper and gold takazogan and engraved with a horse standing beneath an old willow tree, Nara School, unsigned, 7cm (2¾in).
Shibuichi, carved in takabori and inlaid with chidori in flight over breaking waves in gold and silver takazogan, signed Aizan Yoshiyuki with kao, 6.7cm (2 5/8in).
Sentoku, carved and inlaid with Kanzan and Jittoku gazing at the reflection of the moon in a stream, details in gold and silver takazogan and honzogan, an old pine tree on the reverse, signed Issando Nagaharu, 7cm (2¾in).
Shakudo, bearing an ishime ground, carved and inlaid with an oni fleeing from an image of Shoki on a banner, a carp banner for the Boy's Festival on the reverse, in copper and shibuichi takazogan with gold and silver details, signed Chosendo Hidemitsu, 7.9cm (3 1/8in).
The fuchi-gashira as follows:
Shakudo nanako, inlaid with a hawk chasing a crane in mid-air, in gold and silver takazogan, signed Ishiguro Masatsune.
Shibuichi, inlaid with Ono no Komachi and a courtier, unsigned.
Shakudo, the race of the Uji river in gold, silver and shakudo takazogan, unsigned.
Copper, the fuchi inlaid with a waterfall in gold and shibuichi, the kashira in the form of a shishi with gold spots, signed Otsuryuken Masayuki.
Shakudo nanako, a battle scene in Mino-Goto style, unsigned.
Shibuichi, carved and inlaid with three deer, details in gold and copper takazogan, unsigned.
Shakudo, carved and inlaid in gold and silver with Shoki and fleeing oni, signed Joi.
Shakudo nanako, inlaid with various fish in gold, silver and shibuichi takazogan, signed Ishiguro Masatsune.
Shakudo, carved and inlaid with Fudo and waterfall, details in gold and silver, signed Masatoshi.
Shibuichi, carved in relief with Jurojin and a flying crane, unsigned.
Shakudo nanako, two shishi in shibuichi takazogan, signed Yanaga Naomasa with kao.
Associated set, the fuchi of shakudo nanako inlaid with Chok'aro, the kashira inlaid with running horses in copper and shakudo takazogan, unsigned.
The menuki (all unsigned) as follows:
Shakudo with gold details, two horsemen.
Shakudo, each of two running hares with gold spots.
Shakudo and gold, squid, fish and crustaceans.
Copper with gold details, each of a torii and maple leaves.
Shakudo and gold, battling warriors.
Copper with gold details, nio.
Shakudo with gold and silver details, Hotei and children.
Silver with gold, copper and shakudo details, processional dancer and musician.
Shakudo with gold details, piles of votive offerings.
Shakudo and gold, tied offerings.
Silver, Hannya masks and bell clappers.
Shakudo with gold details, two geese.
Shakudo and gold, weaver's shuttles.
The mae-kanagu of silver with gold and shakudo details, in the form of Yojo stabbing King Chu's Bujutsu's cloak, unsigned.
All contained in a cabinet of six drawers, the exterior of mura-nashiji, the drop front with a panel of hirame, lacquered in gold and slight-coloured takamakie with four karako playing, and with chased silver mounts, the drawer fronts of roiro, lacquered in gold with a Chinese poem by Toho relating to the annual festival, Choyo (Chinese:Chung Yeung), held on September 9th each year. It is also known as Double Ninth Festival or Festival for the Elderly. Originated in the early Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-220 A.D.) in China, it is a day where Chinese families gather and respect their deceased ancestors. It is traditional to climb a high mountain, drink chrysanthemum wine, wear the zhuyu plant or visit the graves of their ancestors, praying for longevity. 25.5cm x 33cm x 19.7cm (10in x 13in x 7¾in) (64).
Comprising twenty-four kozuka, a futakoromono, twelve tsuba, twelve fuchi-gashira, thirteen pairs of menuki and a mae-kanagu.
The kozuka as follows:
Shakudo nanako, a traveller passing an old willow tree by a stream, in gold and silver takazogan, Goto School, unsigned.
Shakudo nanako, a courtier and servant in gold, silver and shakudo takazogan, Goto School, unsigned.
Shibuichi, engraved with Hotei in a boat, in katakiri, unsigned;
Shakudo nanako, richly inlaid with flowering prunus in gold and shakudo takazogan, unsigned.
Shibuichi, inlaid with a seated foreigner in gold, silver, copper and shakudo takazogan, unsigned.
Shakudo nanako, inlaid with ants and a pupa-case in gold, copper and shakudo takazogan, unsigned.
Shakudo, a weaver's shuttle with gold and silver inlay, unsigned.
Shakudo nanako, running boar and Autumn foliage in gold and shakudo takazogan, unsigned.
Shakudo nanako, inlaid with a Buddhist invocation in silver takazogan, unsigned.
Shakudo, in the form of a dragon and ken with gold and silver inlay, unsigned.
Shibuichi, carved in shishiaibori with Tadamori capturing the oil thief, details in gold and shakudo, signed Soryuken Hideyuki.
Shakudo nanako, carved and inlaid with a troop of monkeys in takabori and copper takazogan, signed Yoshichika.
Shibuichi, carved in shishiaibori with the Wago-jin, signed Hamano Chikayuki with kao.
Shakudo nanako, three running horses in gold and shakudo takazogan, signed Yamazaki Ichiga with kao.
Shibuichi, small birds flying over wind-blown grasses in gold and silver takazogan, signed Noda Masaaki with kao.
Brass, carved in shishiaibori with a bearded sage holding a feathered fan, signed Kaneyuki.
Shibuichi, carved and inlaid with the 'Dream of Rosei', details in gold and silver, signed Nara Teruchika with kao.
Silver, carved in shishiaibori with a sage holding a hossu, signed Joi with seal and inscribed Sanman shiza funi homon
Shibuichi, carved in shishiaibori with a cockerel on a drum, signed Masayuki.
Shibuichi, inlaid with wind-blown grasses by a stream, the moon to one side, signed Kita Takenori with kao.
Silver, engraved in kebori with a fan and horse-whip, signed Seikansai Kawano Yoshikuni with kao.
Shakudo nanako, inlaid with two birds and a berried tree, in gold, copper and shakudo takazogan, signed Tsurayuki with kao.
Brass, carved and inlaid with the ghost of a woman, signed Tadayuki.
The futakoromono (kozuka and kogai) of copper nanako, chickens in gold takazogan, signed Tsuji Masashige with kao.
The tsuba as follows:
Iron, of mokko form, carved and pierced in the manner of Hitotsuyanagi Tomoyoshi with a writhing dragon, signed Mito ju Hagiya Katsuhira with kao, 8.3cm (3¼in).
Shibuichi, finely carved and inlaid in iroe-takazogan with aquatic creatures, including a whale in shakudo with a gilt eye, an octopus with gilt eyes in copper and various fish in shibuichi swimming among breaking waves with inlaid gilt spray drops, Omori School, unsigned, 7.3cm (2 7/8in).
Shakudo ishime, carved in takabori and inlaid with Fujiyama towering over a pine copse, details in silver and gilt, signed Mitsutomi han, 7cm (2¾in).
Shibuichi, inlaid in iroe takazogan with Jo and Uba on the beach at Takasago, signed Masayuki, gyonen shichi-ju-ichi-o (an old man of 71), 6.7cm (2 5/8in).
Iron, carved and inlaid with Tawara Toda about to slay a dragon on a bridge, the reverse with birds flying past a pine copse, details of gold, silver and shakudo takazogan, signed Nara saku, 7.3cm (2 7/8in).
Iron, of large size, inlaid on the hammered ground with a large crab in copper takazogan, its eyes and pincers of shakudo, signed with a kao,8.3cm (3¼in).
Shakudo, the thick plate carved and pierced with an elaborate design of squirrels among grape vines, signed Kenkosai Kazutomo (Kazuaki), 7.3cm (2 7/8in).
Shakudo, carved and inlaid with a dragon among clouds, a falling tama on the reverse, details in gold takazogan, signed Rinsendo Hidemitsu, 7cm (2¾in).
Brass, inlaid in copper and gold takazogan and engraved with a horse standing beneath an old willow tree, Nara School, unsigned, 7cm (2¾in).
Shibuichi, carved in takabori and inlaid with chidori in flight over breaking waves in gold and silver takazogan, signed Aizan Yoshiyuki with kao, 6.7cm (2 5/8in).
Sentoku, carved and inlaid with Kanzan and Jittoku gazing at the reflection of the moon in a stream, details in gold and silver takazogan and honzogan, an old pine tree on the reverse, signed Issando Nagaharu, 7cm (2¾in).
Shakudo, bearing an ishime ground, carved and inlaid with an oni fleeing from an image of Shoki on a banner, a carp banner for the Boy's Festival on the reverse, in copper and shibuichi takazogan with gold and silver details, signed Chosendo Hidemitsu, 7.9cm (3 1/8in).
The fuchi-gashira as follows:
Shakudo nanako, inlaid with a hawk chasing a crane in mid-air, in gold and silver takazogan, signed Ishiguro Masatsune.
Shibuichi, inlaid with Ono no Komachi and a courtier, unsigned.
Shakudo, the race of the Uji river in gold, silver and shakudo takazogan, unsigned.
Copper, the fuchi inlaid with a waterfall in gold and shibuichi, the kashira in the form of a shishi with gold spots, signed Otsuryuken Masayuki.
Shakudo nanako, a battle scene in Mino-Goto style, unsigned.
Shibuichi, carved and inlaid with three deer, details in gold and copper takazogan, unsigned.
Shakudo, carved and inlaid in gold and silver with Shoki and fleeing oni, signed Joi.
Shakudo nanako, inlaid with various fish in gold, silver and shibuichi takazogan, signed Ishiguro Masatsune.
Shakudo, carved and inlaid with Fudo and waterfall, details in gold and silver, signed Masatoshi.
Shibuichi, carved in relief with Jurojin and a flying crane, unsigned.
Shakudo nanako, two shishi in shibuichi takazogan, signed Yanaga Naomasa with kao.
Associated set, the fuchi of shakudo nanako inlaid with Chok'aro, the kashira inlaid with running horses in copper and shakudo takazogan, unsigned.
The menuki (all unsigned) as follows:
Shakudo with gold details, two horsemen.
Shakudo, each of two running hares with gold spots.
Shakudo and gold, squid, fish and crustaceans.
Copper with gold details, each of a torii and maple leaves.
Shakudo and gold, battling warriors.
Copper with gold details, nio.
Shakudo with gold and silver details, Hotei and children.
Silver with gold, copper and shakudo details, processional dancer and musician.
Shakudo with gold details, piles of votive offerings.
Shakudo and gold, tied offerings.
Silver, Hannya masks and bell clappers.
Shakudo with gold details, two geese.
Shakudo and gold, weaver's shuttles.
The mae-kanagu of silver with gold and shakudo details, in the form of Yojo stabbing King Chu's Bujutsu's cloak, unsigned.
All contained in a cabinet of six drawers, the exterior of mura-nashiji, the drop front with a panel of hirame, lacquered in gold and slight-coloured takamakie with four karako playing, and with chased silver mounts, the drawer fronts of roiro, lacquered in gold with a Chinese poem by Toho relating to the annual festival, Choyo (Chinese:Chung Yeung), held on September 9th each year. It is also known as Double Ninth Festival or Festival for the Elderly. Originated in the early Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-220 A.D.) in China, it is a day where Chinese families gather and respect their deceased ancestors. It is traditional to climb a high mountain, drink chrysanthemum wine, wear the zhuyu plant or visit the graves of their ancestors, praying for longevity. 25.5cm x 33cm x 19.7cm (10in x 13in x 7¾in) (64).
Footnotes
小箪笥入刀装具コレクション
（小柄 二十四点、二所物 一揃、鍔 十二点、縁頭 十二組、目貫 十三組、前金具 一点）
18世紀-19世紀
