A shakudo tsuba
Attributed to Yoshioka Inabanosuke, mid Edo Period
Of rounded rectangular form, bearing a nanako ground with traces of lacquer and inlaid with scattered kiri-mon in gold and shakudo, within a gilt mimi, unsigned; wood box. 7.6cm (3in). (3.)
Sold for £3,960 (€4,736) inc. premium
Footnotes
With NBTHK Hozon Tosogu certificate.

The Yoshioka family was retained by the Tokugawa shogunate over several generations. The works of the first three generally bear no signatures while the 6th to 9th generations are usually signed.