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Property from the collection of Clarence McKenzie Lewis Jr.
Lot 2289
Four iron tsuba The second by the Akao family; the third after Yasuchika; the fourth by the Kinai family, 18th-19th century
20 March 2012, 13:00 EDT
New YorkUS$2,000 - US$3,000
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Four iron tsuba
The second by the Akao family; the third after Yasuchika; the fourth by the Kinai family, 18th-19th century
The first a sukashi tsuba carved with shogi game pieces, gold seal []; the second sukashi tsuba carved with beads, signed Efu ju Akao saku; the third a sukashi tsuba designed as a serpentine dragon, inscribed Tou; the fourth carved in takabori and kebori as a mushroom, signed Echizan ju Kinai saku 2 7/8in (7.3cm) long (the largest)
The first a sukashi tsuba carved with shogi game pieces, gold seal []; the second sukashi tsuba carved with beads, signed Efu ju Akao saku; the third a sukashi tsuba designed as a serpentine dragon, inscribed Tou; the fourth carved in takabori and kebori as a mushroom, signed Echizan ju Kinai saku 2 7/8in (7.3cm) long (the largest)