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A RARE AND UNUSUAL IRON TSUBA DEPICTING A DRAGON CHASING A TAMA Unsigned Japan, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868) Of marugata shape,with copper sekigane outlined in silver, worked in gold, silver, and copper nunome-zogan depicting a large dragon, its scalers minutely detailed, flying amid swirling clouds chasing a flaming tama. The verso with four auspicious Buddhist emblems. DIAMETER 8.2 cm WEIGHT 170.7 g Condition: Good condition with typical wear, traces of use, with some of the nunome-zogan lost. Literature comparison: Compare a closely related iron tsuba similarly worked in silver and gold nunome-zogan with a dragon, illustrated on the cover of Murtha, Gary C. (1982) Japanese Swordguard Artists.
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A RARE AND UNUSUAL IRON TSUBA DEPICTING A DRAGON CHASING A TAMA Unsigned Japan, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868) Of marugata shape,with copper sekigane outlined in silver, worked in gold, silver, and copper nunome-zogan depicting a large dragon, its scalers minutely detailed, flying amid swirling clouds chasing a flaming tama. The verso with four auspicious Buddhist emblems. DIAMETER 8.2 cm WEIGHT 170.7 g Condition: Good condition with typical wear, traces of use, with some of the nunome-zogan lost. Literature comparison: Compare a closely related iron tsuba similarly worked in silver and gold nunome-zogan with a dragon, illustrated on the cover of Murtha, Gary C. (1982) Japanese Swordguard Artists.
