Two Aizu-Shoami School Tsuba, an Awa-Shoami School Tsuba and Tanto Tsuba
Edo period (18th-19th century)
Comprising a circular shakudo plate finished with a fine ishime ground and decorated with plum and bamboo in taka-bori and gold taka-zogan; a rounded-rectangular tsuchime-ji plate with peonies carved in shishiai-bori and highlighted with gold inlay; a circular iron sukashi tsuba pierced with a temple pavilion, the entire surface decorated with gold nunome; an oval shakudo migaki-ji lobed plate with vines and flowers inlaid in gold hira-zogan
3 3/8 in. (8.5cm.) diameter (largest) (4)
Two Aizu-Shoami School Tsuba, an Awa-Shoami School Tsuba and Tanto Tsuba
Edo period (18th-19th century)
Comprising a circular shakudo plate finished with a fine ishime ground and decorated with plum and bamboo in taka-bori and gold taka-zogan; a rounded-rectangular tsuchime-ji plate with peonies carved in shishiai-bori and highlighted with gold inlay; a circular iron sukashi tsuba pierced with a temple pavilion, the entire surface decorated with gold nunome; an oval shakudo migaki-ji lobed plate with vines and flowers inlaid in gold hira-zogan
3 3/8 in. (8.5cm.) diameter (largest) (4)
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