Three Japanese tsubas, circa 1750
Hijigata iron tsuba with brass decoration on …

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Three Japanese tsubas, circa 1750 Hijigata iron tsuba with brass decoration on a smooth, somewhat corroded plate. Diameter 5.9 cm. Nademarugata iron tsuba in the Sendai style with decoration of blossoms and tendrils in silver nunome zogan, heavily rubbed. Diameter 5.7 cm. With a further kakugata iron tsuba in the Sendai style with decoration in the shape of a phoenix and dragonflies above blossoms in silver nunome zogan, somewhat rubbed. Diameter 5.2 cm. Condition: II - III

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Three Japanese tsubas, circa 1750

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A RARE AND UNUSUAL IRON TSUBA DEPICTING A DRAGON CHASING A TAMA A RARE AND UNUSUAL IRON TSUBA DEPICTING A DRAGON CHASING A TAMA Unsigned Japan, 18 th 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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