Tokugawa Art

Clock face openwork motif

Signed : KANESHIGE

Iron ground, Polish surface, Round MIMI edge

74.2x71.7mm 4.1mm thick

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A pair of Saddle openwork motif

Iron ground, Square MIMI edge

Hitsu-ana filled by Shakudo

80.3x80.6mm 4.5mm thick

Shippo crest with stars openwork motif

Shoami work

Iron ground, Round MIMI edge

71.4x71.0mm 5.6mm thick

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Wheel (Kuruma) motif (Yamakichi re-production)

Signed : Bifu ju NORISUKE-Utsusu (Owari/1st gen.)

Hammered surface, Round Mimi edge with well-rounded contours, Both Hits-ana filled by Shakkudo.

75.8x71.5mm 3.9mm thick

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Chrisanthemum (KIKU) motif

Signed : Bifu ju-nin NORISUKE-saku (Owari)

Polish surface, Sukidashi-Nikubori carving, Gold Inlay. Round Mimi edge with well-rounded contours

77.5x72.2mm 5.0mm thick

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Signed NOBUIE

Iron ground, forged swirl Itame surface, Round edge with well-rounded contours, Both Hitsu-punches.

78.2x73.5mm 5.8mm thick

This tsuba is reported in the directory of Mei-Tsuba-no-Shiori [Hyaku Tsuba shu] No.3, Matsuura Eikyu, 1969

Reported directory  Mei-Tsuba-no-Shiori [Hyaku Tsuba shu] No.3 presented free

Clock face motif

Iron ground, Polish surface, Openwork, Round edge with well-rounded contours, Both Hitsu-punches.

78.2x73.5mm 6.7mm thick

A pair of butterflies motif

Iron ground, Polish surface, Nikubori/Kebori carve, Openwork, Round edge with well-rounded contours.

77.2x73.9mm 5.0mm thick

A pair of large and medium tsuba

Signed : Munemasa(a seal of artisan)

Iron ground, AORI shape, Irregular hammered Mimi edge, Sukibori plow, Mizutama(drops) small openwork,

Ideograph motif

DAI:80.8x78.0mm 4.9mm thick (both punches filled by gold)

SHO:70.3x63.4mm 5.0mm thick

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A balance scale (Tenbin)motif,

Attributed to a work of KAMAKURA

Hammered surface,Sukidashi style carve, Sukinokoshi MIMI rim, Gold Nunome style inlay

83.3x83.3mm

4.0mm thick

A hatchet and Dewdrops on leaves motif

Iron ground, Hammered surface, Sukisage carve

Gold,silver and Suaka(copper) Iroe inlay, Silver inner Fukurin rim at dewdrops, irregular MIMI edge.

83.9x77.6mm 4.7mm thick

Thunderhead motif

Iron ground, hammered surface, Sukisage carve,

Gold and silver drops inlay, Round MIMI edge, Both Hitsu-punches filled by Shakudo(copper).

86.1x83.1mm 5.1mm thick

Leaves at coners small-openwork motif

Iron ground, Hammered surface, Leves Sukisage carving, Suki-nokishi MIMI edge

87.6x81.0mm 5.7mm thick

Old Pine tree and the Moon scene

Brass work ground, Stone surface, Sukisage carving

Gold/Silver Iroe, Sukinokoshi Mimi edge

73.7x70.3mm 5.0mm thick

Flower petals and a Square Kosukashi motif

Signed TADATSUGU (Yamashiro, Mid. Edo period 17c.)

Iron ground, hammered surface, Ko-sukashi openwork, Shakudo(cooper alloy) Fukurin rim

84.4x84.2mm 4.5mm thick

A pair of dragon against arabesque motif

Nanban work

Iron ground, Nikubori carve, Openwork, Zigzag round MIMI edge, Both Hitsu-punches filled by Shakudo(cooper alloy)

76.8x70.5mm 5.4mm thick

A pair of large and medium tsuba

Attributed to a work of SHONAI Kinko

A set of utensils for the tea ceremony

Brass work ground, Oval/round rectangular shape, Suki-nokoshj carve Mimi edge, Suemon style Inlay.

DAI:72.2x68.1mm 4.8mm thick

SHO:65.8x63.0mm 5.3mm thick

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Raccoon dog under the moonlight

Signed ISSEI (a seal of Artisan)

Iron ground, Polish surface, Takabori carve, Gold/silver inlay, Round MIMI edge

79.5x74.9mm 4.0mm thick

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Tsuzumi (drum) and Waves motif

Iron ground, Nikubori carve, Kebori carve, Openwork, Gold inlay and Silver, copper drops inlay, Round MIMI edge

73.6.x71.5mm 5.1mm thick

Ko-Kinko work （Muromachi period)

Shiho-kan (Four Rings crest) motif)

Yamagane (copper) ground, Flower pattern Nanako-ji surface, Nikubori carve, Openwork, Round MIMI edge

73.7x71.0mm 4.1mm thick

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KIKU(chrysanthemum) flower shape, Gold inlay

Signed : UMETADA

64.9x59.2mm 4.0mm thick

A pair of large and medium tsuba

Attributed to a work of Jakushi

Sansui scene motif (landcape)

Iron ground, AORI (saddle flap shape) shape, Round Mimi edge,Sukisage carving, Nunome style gold inlay, Silver, Suaka(copper) inlay.

DAI:76.1x70.4mm 5.0mm thick

SHO:65.8x60.0mm 4.9mm thick

Horsetails, Dandelion motif

Hammered surface, Sukisage carving, Gold, silver and Shakukdo(copper) Inlay. Round Mimi edge with well-rounded contours

86.2x81.1mm 4.2mm thick