Medals & Coins, Arms & Armour - 28th November 2023
Lot 171
Four Japanese sword guards (tsuba), iron, the first maru-gata, with a crane and a hawk in takka
Estimate £200 - £300
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Description
Four Japanese sword guards (tsuba), iron, the first maru-gata, with a crane and a hawk in takka zogan; the next with a openwork silhouette design; the next mokko-gata, with relief and takka-zogan depiction of a three sages with a scroll; the last similar with a solitary sage beneath a tree; each in a wooden box. [4]