Catalogue of the collections of the American Art Association to be absolutely sold by auction to settle the estate of the late RAustin Robertson; part first . an incense-burner on the re-verse. All exquisitely carved andchased. By Yeishiu; date, 1800-1830. 1524 Sword Guard (Tsuba). Copperbronze. A dozing Hotei and histreasure-bag. The stick to carry thebag, is skillfully cut or piercedthrough the guard. By Masanaga, of Musashi, who diedin 1781. 1525 Sword Guard (Tsuba). Bronze and iron; squareshape. A barking dog is on one side, and a moon and acloud on the other. Executed very tastefully. By
Catalogue of the collections of the American Art Association to be absolutely sold by auction to settle the estate of the late RAustin Robertson; part first . an incense-burner on the re-verse. All exquisitely carved andchased. By Yeishiu; date, 1800-1830. 1524 Sword Guard (Tsuba). Copperbronze. A dozing Hotei and histreasure-bag. The stick to carry thebag, is skillfully cut or piercedthrough the guard. By Masanaga, of Musashi, who diedin 1781. 1525 Sword Guard (Tsuba). Bronze and iron; squareshape. A barking dog is on one side, and a moon and acloud on the other. Executed very tastefully. By Kat-samori; 18th century. 1526 Sword Guard (Tsuba». Iron. A bat and a river: artist- ically carved. By Yoshichika, at the age of seventy-two years: 18th century. 1527 Sword Guard (Tsuba). Shibuichi. The three sagesof China sitting near a cascade; delicately carved andinlaid with gold and silver. This guard is the work of thegreat artist Hamano Kuzui, who died in 1787. He was apupil of Shozui. and was the founder of the Hamanoschool. 1528 Sword Guard (Tsuba). Silver. A pine-tree ami twoSennin: finished with artistic skill. By Hamano Kuzui;18th 1523 286 SWORD GUARDS 1529 Sword Guard (Tsuba). Shakudo. Represents an early battle scene in China. The details are most carefullyexecuted in raised shakudo and gold. This is one of thebest productions of Teruhide, the leading artist of theschools of Nara and Yokoya. It bears the signature,Omori-teruhide, and was executed in the year Meiwa(1763).15 30 Sword Guard (Tsuba). Shakudo. Peonies; richlychased and carved in gold and silver. Signed, Omori-teruhide ; date, 18th century. 1531 Sword Guard (Tsuba). Bronze. Lion and executed piece. Signed, Omori-terutomo;date, 18th century. 1532 Sword Guard (Tsuba). Shakudo. Represents a manreading by moonlight. The whole treatment is highlyartistic. Signed, Kan-kei Shozui; 18th century. 1533 Sword Guard (Tsuba). Shakudo. Grasshopper beau-tifully executed. Signed, Kwanzui, a
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