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Lot 209
Ten Hamano School and Nara School iron tsuba 17th to 19th century
7 November 2013, 10:30 GMT
London, New Bond Street£1,500 - £2,000
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17th to 19th century
Comprising: large mokko carved in relief and inlaid in copper with Shoki and an oni, signed Masayuki, 9.5cm (3¾in); oval, carved and inlaid with a creeper-clad tree, signed Masayuki, 7.3cm (2 7/8in); small oval, inlaid with a namazu (catfish), signed Masayuki, 6.7cm (2 5/8in); rounded rectangular, inlaid with a fisherman pulling a large branch of coral, signed Masayuki, 7cm (2¾in); large oval pierced with informal kiri, unsigned, 8.5cm (3 3/8in); circular, carved and inlaid with a rice field, signed Nara saku, 7.6cm (3in); irregular hammered oval, inlaid with a running deer, unsigned, 7.6cm (3in); oval, carved and inlaid with cash, unsigned, 7.3cm (2 7/8in); oval, inlaid with a poem in shakudo zogan, signed with a seal, 7cm (2¾in); small irregular oval, inlaid with a large insect, unsigned, 6.4cm (2½in). (10).
Comprising: large mokko carved in relief and inlaid in copper with Shoki and an oni, signed Masayuki, 9.5cm (3¾in); oval, carved and inlaid with a creeper-clad tree, signed Masayuki, 7.3cm (2 7/8in); small oval, inlaid with a namazu (catfish), signed Masayuki, 6.7cm (2 5/8in); rounded rectangular, inlaid with a fisherman pulling a large branch of coral, signed Masayuki, 7cm (2¾in); large oval pierced with informal kiri, unsigned, 8.5cm (3 3/8in); circular, carved and inlaid with a rice field, signed Nara saku, 7.6cm (3in); irregular hammered oval, inlaid with a running deer, unsigned, 7.6cm (3in); oval, carved and inlaid with cash, unsigned, 7.3cm (2 7/8in); oval, inlaid with a poem in shakudo zogan, signed with a seal, 7cm (2¾in); small irregular oval, inlaid with a large insect, unsigned, 6.4cm (2½in). (10).
























