Japanese Works of Art - 20th May 2026
Lot 699
A JAPANESE YAMAGANE KO-KINKO TSUBA
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £356
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Description
A JAPANESE YAMAGANE KO-KINKO TSUBA
LATE MUROMACHI PERIOD/EARLY MOMOYAMA, 16TH CENTURY
The mokkÅ-gata body decorated with openwork designs of shamrocks, with impressed chrysanthemum flowers and tomoe (three-commas design), the rim with a copper ring, unsigned, with a copy of a Hozon Tosogu (Sword fitting Worthy of Preservation) certificate no.4011980 issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai (The Society for the Preservation of the Japan Art Sword), dated 10th May 2017; in a kiri box, 6.5cm. (3)