Lot Essay
For an identical Shigemitsu tsuba see Sato Kanzan, Higo kinko taikan (Compendium of Higo mixed metalwork) (Tokyo: Otsuka Kogeisha, 1964), no. 115.
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EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY), INSCRIBED SHIGEMITSU
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A Higo Tsuba
Edo period (18th century), inscribed Shigemitsu
Circular iron sukashi tsuba carved as a six-lobed flower blossom, the interior with stylized bracken ferns
3 3/8in. (8.7cm.) long
Edo period (18th century), inscribed Shigemitsu
Circular iron sukashi tsuba carved as a six-lobed flower blossom, the interior with stylized bracken ferns
3 3/8in. (8.7cm.) long