Japanese, Edo Period (1603-1868). A collection of three bronze tsubas comprising one of adri gata (saddle) form with central nakago-ana flanked to left by rounded kôzuka-bitsu, the top side with relief decoration of a beast headed man running over waves or clouds with continued motif to underside, the underside with faint indistinguishable signature to either side of nakago-ana; a maru gata form tsuba with uchikaeshi mimi rim with central nakago-ana flanked to left by rounded kôzuka-bitsu, both top and bottom sides with floral relief decoration heightened by gold; and a naga maru gata (oval) form sukashi (open work) tsuba allover with gilded finish depicting an eagle surrounding a central nakago-ana flanked by abstractly shaped kôzuka-bitsu and kôgai-bitsu. Adri tsuba approximately 3.125" x 3". Maru tsuba approximate diameter 2.75". Naga maru tsuba approximately 2.375" x 1.875". Provenance: From the Estate of Channing S. Jun, M.D., Eastman, Georgia.
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