About this lot

Estimated Value: $400 – $600

Origin: Eastern Asia, Japan

Medium: Metal and Wood

Dimension: Large Tsuba with Maple Leaves 3 3/8 inches in diameter x 1/4in thick. Spider web tsuba 3 1/8 inches in diameter x 1/4 thick. Bi-Disc Design Tsuba 2 3/4 inches in diameter x 1/4 in thick. The siper web tsuba is in a wooden box. The box has no scratches or discoloration.

Condition: Large Tsuba with Maple Leaves has a hammered tarnished metal edge. The maple leaves have a scratching pattern around them and have scratches on them. The face does show signs of rust and loss around the center hole on both sides. Spider web tsuba has no scratches on either face. Bi-Disc Design Tsuba has loss around the center hole on both sides, around the edges, and on the face. There is rust and discoloration.

Description: Large Tsuba with Maple Leaves is also inlayed with a double gourd sake vase. One side of the tsuba has maple leaves wrapping around the entire face while the other side only wraps three quarters of the face. Spider web tsuba is all black with a spider web design on one side and a small spider on the other side of the face. The spider web tsuba comes in a wooden box with foam to hold it in place. Bi-Disc Design Tsuba has a wind or sea pattern behind the two discs that are overlapping. On the discs is a series of 4 dots in a pattern similar to rice grain pattern.

Lot details

Lot
7009
Closed
July 18, 2025

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