A Myochin school iron tsuba, 19th century

Estimate

1,000 - 1,500 GBP

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Description

9cm., 3 1/2 in.

carved marubori in the form of a menpo with wrinkled cheeks, open mouth (uba-ho) and a long sharply curved chin, the beard and moustache indicated by strokes in silver honzogan, the reverse with traces of old red lacquer, unsigned

Literature

An N.B.T.H.K Tokubetsu Kicho Kodogu kanteicho certificate dated 23rd March 1973, attributing the work to the Myochin family, accompanies this lot