Tsuba, 3 pcs, Japan, mumei, Edo.
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Mokko-shaped tsuba of shakudo with decoration of sea and aquatic animals. Mokko-shaped tsuba of iron with openwork decoration of foliage. Mokko-shaped tsuba of iron with decoration of flowers. Height 7-8 cm.
Wear due to age and use.
Provenance
From the Collection of Ivan Traugott. (1871-1952). Thence by descent within the family. Traugott was a Swedish businessman and important art collector. An early member of the China club, investor in the Karlbeck consortium and good friend and sponsor of Johan Gunnar Andersson in the early 20th century. A large part of his collections can be seen today at Nationalmuseum and East Asian Museum in Stockholm.
