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3318 A GROUP OF FOUR IRON SUKASHI TSUBA
Edo period (18th/19th century)
Comprising a circular Owari tsuba pierced with
oars and leaves on a stream; an oval Akasaka
tsuba pierced with pinks; an oval Akasaka
tsuba pierced with an old plum tree; an oval
Choshu tsuba carved with young bamboo
3 1/8in (7.9cm) diameter (the largest)
$1,200 - 1,800

3318
FOUR IRON TSUBA
The second signed Sadamasa, Edo period
(late 18th/early 19th century)
The first an oval Owari-sukashi tsuba
pierced with a shrine gate, a fence and
driving rain; the second a circular iron
plate pierced with a radish and highlighted
with silver overlays, signed Tanshu no
ju Sadamasa; the third an Akasaka oval
sukashi tsuba with gingko leaves; the fourth
a circular sukashi tsuba pierced with a deer
and teahouse, with gold highlights
3 1/8in (7.9cm) diameter (the largest)
$1,200 - 1,800

3319
A GROUP OF FIVE IRON SUKASHI TSUBA
Edo period (18th/19th century)
Comprising an oval tsuba with plum
blossoms, signed Ichiryu Tomoyoshi with
a kao; an oval tsuba carved with cherry
blossoms and gold highlights; a circular
tsuba pierced with blossoming peonies, gold
highlights, signed Bushu no ju Masakata saku;
an oval tsuba pierced with a phoenix in an old
pine tree with gold highlights, signed Choshu
Hagi ju Tomomasa; an oval tsuba pierced with
bell flowers and vines, gold highlights
3 1/4in (8.3cm) diameter (the largest)
$1,800 - 2,500

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