Mid Summer Fine Auction
Sun, Jul 19, 2026 02:00PM EDT
Lot 252
Four Japanese Iron Tsuba
Estimate: $400 - $600
Bid Increments
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| $0 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,500 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
| $200,000 | $25,000 |
| $500,000 | $50,000 |
Four Japanese Iron Tsuba
Four iron tsuba with various forms and motifs, including a rounded tsuba, incised landscape, water lines and characters around the center opening and a gilt "82"; a Mokko-form tube with cranes and willow trees, a rounded tsuba with scholar and fox; and a crab motif pierced commemorative meeting tsuba with Kanji character and English lettering: "Tokyo 9th International cancer congress 1966".
Diameter of the largest: 3 inches (8.4 cm)
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Four iron tsuba with various forms and motifs, including a rounded tsuba, incised landscape, water lines and characters around the center opening and a gilt "82"; a Mokko-form tube with cranes and willow trees, a rounded tsuba with scholar and fox; and a crab motif pierced commemorative meeting tsuba with Kanji character and English lettering: "Tokyo 9th International cancer congress 1966".
Diameter of the largest: 3 inches (8.4 cm)
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