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| Image | Sale date | Auction house | Location | Sale name | Lot No. | Estimate | Price Sold | Condition | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 25, 2026 | Bonhams | New York | Fine Japanese & Korean Art | 1019 | $****** - ****** | Six mixed-metal tsuba (hand guards) |
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8.3 cm (3.25 in)
Iron, shakudō, shibuichi, gold, silver, copper
Signed Gōshū Hikone no jū Sōheishi Nyūdō Sōten; signed Echizen no daijō Minamoto no Nagatsune with kaō
The first, Matt Garbutt Collection; C.P. Peak Collection; Axel Petersen, Esq. Collection, sold at Sotheby"s, London, March 10, 1970, lot 34; Nelson Rockefeller Collection, sold at Christie"s, New York, March 29, 2005, lot 131
The first, Henri L. Joly,
, London, John Lane The Bodley Head, 1908, facing p.410
SIX MIXED-METAL TSUBA (HAND GUARDS)
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century
Comprising an oval iron tsuba chiseled in relief and with details in gold, silver, copper, shakudō , and shibuichi depicting Yoshitsune leading his troops down the Hiyodori Gorge at the battle of Ichinotani;
an oval shakudō nanakoji tsuba applied with a gilt rim, chiseled in relief and with details in gold depicting a dragon and clouds;
an oval shibuichi migakiji tsuba inlaid in relief of shakudō and gold depicting a gissha (court carriage), umbrella, hat, and pine tree;
a mokkō shakudō migakiji tsuba with an applied shakudō rim, inlaid in gold with kirimon and broken sayagata (key-fret) motifs;
a Sōten-school oval iron tsuba pierced and chiseled in the round and with details in gold, shakudō , and copper depicting samurai battle scenes, signed Gōshū Hikone no jū Sōheishi Nyūdō Sōten ;
and an oval shakudō migakiji tsuba chiseled in shishiaibori and relief and with details in shibuichi , gold, and copper depicting an Oharame and a seated peasant with a pipe, with signature Echizen no daijō Minamoto no Nagatsune and a kaō
3 1/4in (8.3cm) high, the largest (6).
