Five Japanese Iron Tsuba

17TH-18TH CENTURY

the first example in the form of a wheel with bronze inlays; the second a reticulated example with floral decoration, signed Choshu Hagi no ju Kawaji saku, 長州萩住河治作；the third another reticulated example, decorated with prunus, chrysanthemum and lozenges; the fourth decorated with two leaves, signed Echizen ju Kinai saku, 越前住記內; the fifth decorated with reticulated conches, signed Kunihiro saku, 國廣作.

Average diameter 3 1/8 in., 8 cm.

Property from The Strong National Museum of Play, sold to benefit the Collections Fund

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Ms. Wu joined the firm in 2014, after working as a specialist in the Asian Works of Art Department of an East Coast auction house. She researches, appraises, and sells Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, and South East Asian works of art, including jades, bronzes, ceramics, paintings, armor, and furniture. Throughout her career, Ms. Wu has achieved record prices for several prominent estates and collections, including the Estate of Frank G. Mertes, Sr., Winona, Minnesota; the Chinese Painting Collection of Ms. Yuan Jiaying and Mr. Li Guoyuan, Chicago; the Estate of Hisazo Nagatani, Chicago, and the Asian Art Collection deaccessioned from the Strong Museum of Play, Rochester, New York.