A FINE IRON TSUBA WITH SILVER RAIN DRAGONS
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Lot details
Unsigned
Japan, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)
Of naga marugata with a raised rounded rim, with two kogai hitsu-ana with shakudo linings and one with shibuichi ategane, the rim worked in silver wire inlay with sinuous rain dragons flying through clouds.
HEIGHT 7.8 cm, LENGTH 7.5 cm
WEIGHT 161.8 g
Condition: Very good condition with only minor wear.
Museum comparison:
Compare a closely related iron tsuba with similar silver inlay in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford University, accession number EAX.10318.a.
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