Four Inlaid Iron Tsuba

EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY

each inlaid in gold, silver and shakudo, the first showing various butterflies, the second a riverscape scene with a tall pavilion, a flowering tree, a bridge, a waterwheel, all above waves; the third showing blossoming chrysanthemums; the fourth decorated on the front showing two figures fighting against a dragon amongst waves, the reverse with flowering prunus issuing from rockery; unsigned.

Length of largest 2 3/4 in., 6.9 cm.

Property from the Estate of W.M. Bogdanowicz, Madison, Wisconsin and Naples, Florida

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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.