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A mixed metal tsuba and an iron tsuba The first by Sasayama Tokuoki (1813-1891), the second by MasaharuEdo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century
Property from the Collection of Dr. Henry Guinness de Laszlo (1901-1967)
A mixed metal tsuba and an iron tsuba
The first by Sasayama Tokuoki (1813-1891), the second by MasaharuEdo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th centuryThe first, a rounded rectangular iron tsuchime plate decorated with a split soramame (broadbean) pod and scattered beans in silver and shakudo takazogan, signed Sensai Tokuoki tsukuru, the second, an oval iron plate decorated with tightly carved parallel vertical lines over the entire surface, the rim carved with zig-zag patterns, signed Masaharu and with the artist's kao 2 7/8in (7.2cm) high each
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ProvenanceThe second onlyMatt Garbutt CollectionC.P. Peak CollectionThe second tsuba in this lot may have been made by a swordsmith. For a similar tsuba by the swordsmith Suishinshi Masahide, formerly in the collection of Dr. Walter Compton, see lot 961.