JAPAN - Edo period (1603-1868) - Lot 338

JAPAN - Edo period (1603-1868) Set of eight iron tsuba: - maru gata with kata kiri bori decoration of Jittan and Eitoku under a pine tree. Height: 7.1 cm - mokko gata decorated in hira bori and nunome zogan gilded copper with gourds and tendrils. (Depatinated). Height: 8.6 cm - kaku maru gata decorated in hira bori with dragon in flight above the waves. (Depatinated). Height: 8.2 cm - mokko gata with hira bori decoration of dragon in clouds. (Depatinated). Height: 8.1 cm - kurikomi mokko gata. Height: 7.9 cm - maru gata decorated in kage sukashi with sakura flowers and ume petals on a striated background. Height: 7 cm Provenance: former André Barrier collection. - nagamaru gata decorated in kata kiri bori with sakura flowers and foliage. Signed Inshu no ju Naomichi. Height: 7.6 cm Provenance: former André Barrier collection. - naga maru gata decorated in taka zogan with shibuichi of shishi in peonies and waterfall. Signed Goto Seijo. Height: 7.3 cm Provenance : former André Barrier collection.