Lot Essay
Sold Sotheby's, London, 11 December, 1973, lot 23
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Property from the Collection of Governor and Mrs. Nelson A. Rockefeller Lots 118-240
A Daisho (Pair of Tsuba)
MEIJI PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), SIGNED TOGINTEI YOSHITERU AND WITH KAO [SATO YOSHITERU (1828-1902)]
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A Daisho (Pair of Tsuba)
Meiji period (19th century), signed Togintei Yoshiteru and with kao [Sato Yoshiteru (1828-1902)]
Each mokko shape with a shakudo nanako ground decorated in gold and silver relief with swallows in cherry trees and a heron in a stream on the dai tsuba, the sho tsuba decorated with geese before a full moon and a hawk watching a sparrow from a pine branch; rims gold
3 3/16in. (8cm.): 2 15/16in. (7.5cm) long
With wood storage box with inscription of certification by Kanzan Sato (2)
Meiji period (19th century), signed Togintei Yoshiteru and with kao [Sato Yoshiteru (1828-1902)]
Each mokko shape with a shakudo nanako ground decorated in gold and silver relief with swallows in cherry trees and a heron in a stream on the dai tsuba, the sho tsuba decorated with geese before a full moon and a hawk watching a sparrow from a pine branch; rims gold
3 3/16in. (8cm.): 2 15/16in. (7.5cm) long
With wood storage box with inscription of certification by Kanzan Sato (2)