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Lot 211*
Three iron tsuba of the Umetada, Shoami and Tanshu School 17th to 18th century
7 November 2013, 10:30 GMT
London, New Bond Street£1,600 - £1,800
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17th to 18th century
The first of circular form, bearing a hammered ground, carved and inlaid with scattered leaves and tendrils, unsigned, 8.5cm (3 3/8in); the second of irregular form, the hammered ground inlaid with three spiders, one spinning a web, in gold takazogan, unsigned, (3 5/8in); the third of circular convex form, carved with mitsu-tomoe and kiku-mon, signed Tanshu no ju Sadamasa, 7.3cm (2 7/8in); each with storage box. (9).
The first of circular form, bearing a hammered ground, carved and inlaid with scattered leaves and tendrils, unsigned, 8.5cm (3 3/8in); the second of irregular form, the hammered ground inlaid with three spiders, one spinning a web, in gold takazogan, unsigned, (3 5/8in); the third of circular convex form, carved with mitsu-tomoe and kiku-mon, signed Tanshu no ju Sadamasa, 7.3cm (2 7/8in); each with storage box. (9).
Footnotes
Each tsuba accompanied by a NBTHK Hozon certificate, the first attributed to the Umetada School, the second to Aizu Shoami and the third to Tanshu Sadamasa.
























