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A Bushu Iron Sukashi Tsuba, Clematis Motif, Signed Bushu Ju Masayoshi
October 2016 Auction by Far East Asian Art

An intricately carved Bushu (Musashi province) iron tsuba. Sukashi (openwork) decoration of flowering clematis. Signed Bushu Ju Masayoshi. Edo Period. Good condition with a thin, dark gray patina. A shakudo plug in the kogai-ana. The seppa-ana appears to have later been enlarged a bit, no doubt to fit to a particular blade (this is not unusual). Wear in the seppa-dai is not unexpected. Height 2 13/16 inches (71 mm), Width 2 11/16 inches (69 mm), and 5/32 of an inch thick (nearly 4 mm).
Bid 175.00
No Reserve
03/26 11:56 EDT