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TSUBA (SWORD GUARDS)
Various Properties

71 chrysanthemums, details in gold nunome, unsigned, 8.2cm (3¼in); an
AN IRON OWARI TSUBA armourer’s tsuba of mokko form, carved with a kettle stand and pine
Edo period (1615-1868), 17th century needles, inscribed Nobuie, 9.2cm (3 5/8in); another of irregular form with
Of circular form, carved and pierced with three broken fans within a large mimi pierced with two udenuki-ana, inscribed Nobuie, 8.2cm (3¼in);
half-pipe rim, unsigned; with a wood storage box. an armourer’s tsuba of mokko form, pierced with a deer beneath a carved
7.9cm (3 1/8in). (3). torii gate, signed Myochin Ki no Munemitsu saku, 8.2cm (3¼in); another
with a hammered ground, pierced with two udenuki-ana, engraved with
£5,000 - 7,000 waka poems, signed and dated Koka sannen uma shigatsubi (a day in the
JPY740,000 - 1,000,000 fourth month of 1846), Nobuie no katachi o motte Myochin Kuninao saku
US$6,600 - 9,200 (After Nobuie, made by Myochin Kuninao), 9.2cm (3 5/8in); Kaneie style,
inlaid with an ox in a thatched hut, unsigned, 7.3cm (2 7/8in); gilt-metal
Accompanied by a NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon certificate issued on Kinko tsuba with a river scene in relief, unsigned, 7.3cm (2 7/8in). (9).
19 December 2001 judging the work as authentic Owari school work
of the early Edo period and worthy of preservation. £1,500 - 2,000
JPY220,000 - 300,000
72 US$2,000 - 2,600
A KO-AKASAKA IRON SUKASHI TSUBA
Edo period (1615-1868), late 17th century 74
Of circular form, carved and pierced within the half-pipe rim with a two- EIGHT IRON TSUBA
tiered lozenge design within rings, unsigned; with a wood storage box. Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to 19th century
7.6cm (3in). (3). Comprising: large oval, carved with a dragon and waves, signed
Tokoken Yukitada with a kao, 8.5cm (3 3/8in); Mito, of rounded
£2,500 - 3,000 rectangular form, inlaid with broken ridge tiles, unsigned, 8.2cm (3¼in);
JPY370,000 - 440,000 pierced gourd on mokume (wood-grain) ground, signed Myochin Ki no
US$3,300 - 4,000 Yoshishige saku, 7.9cm (3 1/8in); Kinai style, carved and pierced with
abalone shells, unsigned, 7.6cm (3in); Choshu, of oval form, carved
Accompanied by a NBTHK Hozon certificate issued on 22 December with a lake scene, signed Choshu Hagi no ju Tomohisa saku, 7cm
2009 stating that the tsuba is authentic Ko-Akasaka work and worthy (2¾in); oval, carved with orchid plants, details in gold, signed Inshu no
of preservation. ju Suruga saku, 7.6cm (3in); Ito, the hammered ground stamped with
flowerheads and kirimon (paulownia crests), signed Jirotaro Naokatsu,
73 8.2cm (3¼in); later Goto, of rounded rectangular form, carved with
NINE TSUBA OF IRON AND GILT METAL turbulent water, details in gold powder, signed Chikurosha Ikkin
Edo period (1615-1868), 17th to 19th century with a kao, 8.2cm (3¼in). (8).
Comprising: Kaga-Yoshiro of lobed form, with a mon-sukashi (pierced-
crests) design, inlaid with brass, unsigned, 7.9cm (3 1/8in); Nanban, £1,500 - 2,000
carved, pierced and inlaid with dragon heads and scrolls, unsigned, JPY220,000 - 300,000
7.3cm (2 7/8in); Kyo-Shoami, carved and pierced with panels of US$2,000 - 2,600

36 | BONHAMS For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.