A GROUP OF THREE TSUBA WITH THREE SETS OF ASSOCIATED FUCHI-KASHIRA - photo 1
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A GROUP OF THREE TSUBA WITH THREE SETS OF ASSOCIATED FUCHI-KASHIRA

Lot 70
01.10.2020 10:00UTC +00:00
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$ 4 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 403010
Lot 70 | A GROUP OF THREE TSUBA WITH THREE SETS OF ASSOCIATED FUCHI-KASHIRA
Estimate value
$ 800 – 1 000
- The first an oval sentoku tsuba inlaid in gold, silver, copper and gilt in high relief with Guan Yu (Kan'u) on horseback, the reverse with Zhang Fei (Chohi); the kashira further decorated with Guan Yu, the fuchi with a landscape and a scholar beside a thatched pavillion, with signature Garyusai
- The second an oval copper tsuba inlaid in high relief in gold, silver, shakudo and gilt with Daruma on a reed, the reverse with reeds amidst waves; copper fuchi-kashira with figures, the fuchi with signature Hidechika and kakihan
- The third a sentoku mokko-gata tsuba inlaid in gold, silver, copper and gilt in high relief with a samurai on horseback with attendant on a shore, the reverse with a castle and moat partly shrouded with clouds, the foreground with a pine tree by the shore, with signature Hamano Noriyuki; the fuchi with a woodcutter, the kashira with an artist painting a screen with a tree overhanging
6.5 cm. (25/8 in.) high (the first tsuba); 3.8 cm. (11/2 in.) (the fuchi); 3.4 cm. (11/4 in.) (the kashira)
6.3 cm. (21/2 in.) high (the second tsuba); 3.7 cm. (11/2 in.) (the fuchi); 3.3 cm. (11/4 in.) (the kashira)
6.6 cm. (25/8 in.) high (the third tsuba); 3.5 cm. (13/8 in.) (the fuchi); 3.3 cm. (11/4 in.) (the kashira)
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
SW1Y 6QT London
United Kingdom
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10.09.2020 – 01.10.2020
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