Group of Four Japanese Iron Tsuba
Edo to Meiji Period
Comprising: First is a Shibuichi Mokko-Gata tsuba with waves and gold inlay. The rounded square tsuba with gilt rim, decorated in nunome zogan with turbulent waves and a rocky outcrop highlighted in gold.
Second is a signed iron Maru-Gata tsuba with open work bamboo. The circular tsuba pierced and carved in sukashi with bamboo stalks and leaves, the surface with scattered gold nunome zogan inlay. Signed Masayoshi with kao. 2.75 in. (7 cm) wide.
Third is a signed iron Maru-Gata tsuba with figure and landscape. The circular tsuba with textured ground, inlaid in gold and silver with a standing figure beneath an architectural structure, beside a flowing stream. 2.8 in. (7.1 cm) wide.
Fourth is a large iron Nagamaru-Gata tsuba with scholars in a landscape. The oval tsuba carved and inlaid in gold with a continuous scene of figures in a mountainous landscape with pavilions and pine trees. Signed with a two-character signature.
Diameter of the largest: 3 inches ( 8 cm).

Provenance: Bonhams New York, Sale 24721, October 30, 2017.
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