Five Japanese Metal Tsuba

17TH-19TH CENTURY

comprising three iron examples, one of floriform, the other two with brass inlays, the first showing a landscape, the second decorated with floral scrolls, signed; one mixed-metal example of mokko shape, shakudo nanako, decorated in gold and silver with chrysanthemums; one shakudo example with a brass mounted rim.

Average length 3 1/2 in., 9 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.