A SENTOKU NANBAN TSUBA AND FOUR OTHERS Edo period (16th/19th century) A sentoku tsuba based on a European rapier guard, carved and pierced in four sections forming two lobes, each with two opposed dragons and two others amid scrolling vines, the gaps between, at the top and bottom of the tsuba each with the head of a fierce shishi , 7.1cm.; a sentoku Shoami tsuba boldly carved with clouds in a swirling wind, 7.8cm.; an early sentoku champlevé enamel tsuba of lozenge shape, decorated with three-tailed foxes amongst grape vines, inset with green, white yellow and red enamels, 7.2cm.; a shibuichi tanto tsuba carved with three playful puppies and flowering grasses, signed Kiryusai Somin , 6.2cm.; and an example of an Iberian hand-guard of the 16th or 17th century, adapted for use on a katana, carved and pierced with foliage, with a shallow European 'drawer-handle' shape on either side and a beaded rim, 7.3cm. (5)
A SENTOKU NANBAN TSUBA AND FOUR OTHERS Edo period (16th/19th century) A sentoku tsuba based on a European rapier guard, carved and pierced in four sections forming two lobes, each with two opposed dragons and two others amid scrolling vines, the gaps between, at the top and bottom of the tsuba each with the head of a fierce shishi , 7.1cm.; a sentoku Shoami tsuba boldly carved with clouds in a swirling wind, 7.8cm.; an early sentoku champlevé enamel tsuba of lozenge shape, decorated with three-tailed foxes amongst grape vines, inset with green, white yellow and red enamels, 7.2cm.; a shibuichi tanto tsuba carved with three playful puppies and flowering grasses, signed Kiryusai Somin , 6.2cm.; and an example of an Iberian hand-guard of the 16th or 17th century, adapted for use on a katana, carved and pierced with foliage, with a shallow European 'drawer-handle' shape on either side and a beaded rim, 7.3cm. (5)
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