EDO PERIOD (18TH-19TH CENTURY)

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A Group of Seventeen Tsuba
Edo period (18th-19th century)
1. A round iron tsuba pierced, carved and inlaid in high relief with shakudo, copper with two figures beneath a pine, gilt details
2. A lobed mokko iron tsuba decorated with filed chrysanthemum in high relief silver, copper and gilt
3. A round iron tsuba pierced and carved with a figure resting under a tree, copper and gilt details
4. A round iron tsuba engraved and pierced with cherry blossoms, some worn silver details
5. A round iron tsuba deeply carved and decorated in copper and shakudo inlay and gilt with the guardian Nio at a temple gate beneath a pine, signed Tsutenbo
6. A round iron tsuba pierced and roundly carved with two Chinese travellers on a bridge beneath pine, a bird on boat, copper and silver inlay with gilt details
7. A round iron tsuba pierced and carved in high relief with two hares in a mountainous landscape with a waterfall, pine and bamboo, gilt and copper details
8. A round iron tsuba pierced and carved with leaves, brass inlay
9. A lobed mokko iron tsuba engraved and decorated in gilt with a crab, birds and autumn grass
10. A round iron tsuba with decorative rim, pierced with stylised leaves
11. A round iron tsuba pierced with a stone lantern and trees
12. An iron tsuba pierced and roundly carved with a textile money bag, with signature Shoraku
13. A large lobed mokko iron tsuba carved in high and low relief, depicting Daruma on a leaf over the sea on his voyage from India to China, gilt details, with signature Yamashiro no kuni Fushimi ju Kaneie
14. A large lobed mokko iron tsuba carved in high and low relief and inlayed with silver, shakudo and copper, depicting passengers in a ferry boat, the moon and mountains in the distance, gilt details, hitsuana plugged with shakudo
15. A large lobed mokko iron tsuba carved in shishiai-bori [high and sunken relief] with Hotei and a Chinese child, copper and gilt details
16. An irregularly round iron tsuba pierced and engraved with a glaive with tassels, gilt details
17. A rounded square iron tsuba pierced with foliage
6.9cm. - 10.6cm. diam. (17)

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