Two Higo school tsuba
Jingo and Nishigaki schools, Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th centuryThe first of shallow mokko form with slightly raised rim, carved with a radish and large leaves, details of gold nunome in typical Jingo style, unsigned, 7.8cm (3 1/8in); the second of brass, of mokko form, each side with a circular panel, stamped with formalised flowerheads, the border of sunken plum blossoms, unsigned; each with a wood storage box. The first: 7.9cm (3 1/8in); the second: 7.3cm (2 7/8in). (4).