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A SOFT-METAL-INLAID IRON TSUBA WITH MAPLE LEAVES

Lot 184
17.09.2024 00:00UTC +01:00
Classic
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$ 1 764
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 1301554
Lot 184 | A SOFT-METAL-INLAID IRON TSUBA WITH MAPLE LEAVES
Estimate value
$ 1 500 – 2 000
A SOFT-METAL-INLAID IRON TSUBA WITH MAPLE LEAVES
EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), SIGNED GANKOSAI TAMAYOSHI WITH A CURSIVE MONOGRAM (KAO)
The mokko-shape iron tsuba inlaid in gold and shibuichi with maple leaf, cherry blossom and river, resembling Mount Yoshino
2 ½ in. (6.4 cm.) diam.
Had a Tokubetsu kicho shodogu certificate, issued by Nihon bijutsu token hozon kyokai, 3 June 1974, no. 204, now missing
Historical era:Edo period
Place of origin:Eastern Asia, Japan, Asia
Category:Sword fitting
Auction house category:Arms & Armor
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
SW1Y 6QT London
United Kingdom
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