Two iron tsuba Tembo type and Nara School, 17th and 18th century image 1

Two iron tsuba Tembo type and Nara School, 17th and 18th century image 2

Lot 25

Two iron tsuba
Tembo type and Nara School, 17th and 18th century

The Edward Wrangham Collection of Japanese Art: Part III

15 May 2012, 10:30 BST

London, New Bond Street

Sold for £1,375 inc. premium

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Two iron tsuba

Tembo type and Nara School, 17th and 18th century
The first with a hammered ground with silver rim, inlaid with a snail and leaves, signed Yoshihiro, 8cm (3 1/8in); the second carved and pierced with a smooth dragon, signed Tou, 7.8cm (3 1/16in). (2).

Footnotes

鍔　二点　（草葉に蝸牛、龍透）　17・18世紀

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