Bidspirit auction | GROUP OF ELEVEN JAPANESE TSUBA

GROUP OF ELEVEN JAPANESE TSUBA - Momoyama - Edo Period, Ca. 16th-19th century AD. A collection of eleven Japanese iron tsuba. This group demonstrates the wide stylistic range of sword fittings, featuring both openwork and solid-plate designs with carved, chiseled, and inlaid decoration. Motifs include floral scrolls, natural scenes, and abstract forms, some enhanced with traces of gilt and soft-metal inlays. Size: 65-80mm x 50-75mm; Weight: 1.21kg Provenance: Prince Collection, 1990s-2014; ex Christie's, sale 6071, London, 16 May 2012, lot 210.