Lot 15 , Four Japanese tsuba, Edo period

Four Japanese tsuba, Edo period, two iron tsuba inlaid in mixed metal, the first with horses and foliage, 6.7cm, the second with samurai hiding behind rocks, 6.9cm, the third a cast and pierced iron tsuba decorated with mythical beasts amid scrolls, 7.2cm and a copper alloy and mixed metal tsuba decorated with flowers foliage and a butterfly, 6.7cm, all unsigned, slight faults
£200-300

Condition:
All of the tsuba have some pitting to the surface, indicating they have been stored in a damp environment for a duration of their lifetime. All of the mixed metal examples, with some wear to the gilding and other metals exposing copper et cetera underneath.

Sold for £200