Lot #677 - TSUBA
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Auction House:Australian Arms Auctions
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Sale Name:May 2013 Arms Auction
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Sale Date:04 May 2013 ~ 6pm
05 May 2013 ~ 10am -
Lot #:677
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Lot Description:TSUBA
Circa 19th C Edo period Shakudo tsuba; blackened bronze with silver highlighting round 70x68mm with stipples field on both obv & rev; obverse with figure of preening crane in high relief, its body, neck & head overlaid with silver, crown of head left in copper; the Kodzuka hole is also picked out with silver; rev bears a simple decoration of rocks & stream & signed in archaic Chinese style of writing, not deciphered; minor blemishes to obv. A highly attractive & scarce tsuba. -
Estimate:A$700 - 900
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Realised Price:
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Category:Militaria & Weapons
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