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ANONYMOUS AND AFTER NOBUIE MITO, ECHIZEN, AND HAGI SCHOOLS
Edo period (1615-1868) 18th/19th century Edo period (1615-1868) 18th to 19th century
Two tsuba, the first rounded square, the second irregular, both with two Three tsuba, the first rounded rectangular, the second and third
hitsuana, the first shippo (cloisonné enamel), the second iron, the first circular and with two hitsuana, iron, all pierced and chiselled in the
worked in gilt wire with enamels in a typical Chinese-style palette with round, the first with Gentoku riding his horse through water, and two
stylised peony flowers and scrolls, and two aoi-mon (hollyhock crests) other Chinese generals, 8.1cm (3¼in) high, the second and third with
on each side, 9.1cm (3 5/8in) high, the second heavily embossed and
chiselled in relief with nata (hatchets), 9.3cm (3 5/8in) high, the first touches of gilding, the second with a hare, waves, and the crescent
unsigned, the second signed Nobuie; each with a silk storage bag. (4). moon, 8.4cm (3¼in) high, the third with a lattice above a rock and
surging waves, 8cm (3 1/8in) high, signed respectively Mito no ju
£800 - 1,200 Michinaga saku, Choshu Hagi no ju Tomoyoshi saku,
JPY160,000 - 230,000 and Echizen no ju Kinai saku; two with silk storage bags. (5).
US$1,000 - 1,600
£1,000 - 1,500
Provenance: JPY190,000 - 290,000
Property from a Princely Collection. US$1,300 - 2,000
Illustrated on page 91. Provenance:
Property from a Princely Collection.
For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
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