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169 *
THREE SMALL TSUBA (HAND GUARDS)
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
All with one hitsuana, the first iron, rectangular
with angled corners and a hammered-up
edge, chiselled in relief and shishiaibori with
details in copper and gold with a deer by
moonlight; the second iron, oval, chiselled in
relief and with details in gold, silver, shakudo,
and copper depicting a temple watchman;
the third shibuichi migakiji, mokko (four-lobed),
chiselled in relief and shishiaibori with details in
gold, silver, and copper depicting a boatman
fishing on a lake in a mountain landscape.
The first: 6.1cm (2 3/8in) high (3).
£800 - 1,000
JPY160,000 - 190,000
US$1,000 - 1,300
170 *
ATTRIBUTED TO HIRATA HIKOZŌ I
An Iron Tsuba with Enamel Decoration
Edo period (1615-1868), 17th century
Oval, two hitsuana, iron applied with a striated
gilt rim, chiselled in relief and with details in
170 (reverse) gold nunome overlay and shippo (cloisonné-
enamel) inlay depicting a nomaku (outdoor
curtain) set out under a flowering cherry tree
for a hanami (blossom-viewing) party, each
side with a butterfly; with a wood tomobako
storage box bearing an attestation to Hirata
Hikozō I and dating the tsuba to the Kan’ei era
(1624-1644), signed by Sato Kanzan (1907-
1978) and dated 1965. 7.5cm (3in) high (2).
£800 - 1,000
JPY160,000 - 190,000
US$1,000 - 1,300
171 *
AFTER IWAMA MASAYOSHI
Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-
1912), 19th century
A tsuba, oval, two hitsuana, shakudo migakiji,
chiselled in shishiaibori and relief and with
details in gold, silver, and copper, depicting
a dancing Chokaro Sennin releasing colts
from his magic gourd beneath a pine tree,
with signature Gyonen rokujusan Katsuryuken
171 (reverse) Masayoshi with a plain wood storage box.
7.1cm (2¾in) high. (2).
£800 - 1,200
JPY160,000 - 230,000
US$1,000 - 1,600

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