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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 | 1023 | $****** - ****** | Four mixed-metal tsuba (hand guards) |
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8.9 x 8.9 cm (3.5 x 3.5 in)
Copper, brass, silver, gold, shakudō, takazōgan
Signed Takeshima Toshitaka, Kunichika, Tsuchiya Yoshichika; with kaō and inscriptions
The first, previously sold at Christie"s, London, June 9, 2004, lot 75
FOUR MIXED-METAL TSUBA (HAND GUARDS)
Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century
Comprising a circular copper migakiji tsuba chiseled in sunken and low relief and inlay of silver, gold, and shakudō with a swimming carp and crashing waves, signed Takeshima Toshitaka and with a kaō ;
a brass and copper tsuba shaped as two puppies playing among rice sheaves chiseled in relief, with gilt highlights, signed Kunichika ;
a rounded rectangular brass migakiji tsuba with a slightly raised rim, chiseled in sunken relief and inlaid of gold, copper silver, and shakudō takazōgan with Shōki, the reverse with a fleeing oni climbing a pine tree, inscribed Tsuchiya Yoshichika and with a kaō ;
and a rounded square copper migakiji tsuba with a slightly raised rim chiseled and inlaid of gold and silver takazōgan with Yu Rang seated cutting the robes of Viscount Xiang of Zhao, the reverse with a wooden bridge; each with a wood tomobako storage box
3 1/2in (8.9cm) diameter, the largest (4).
