TWO YOKOYA-SCHOOL TSUBA (HAND GUARDS) Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century The first a heavy, oval silver migakiji tsuba chiseled in kebori with shishi (mythical Chinese lions), inscribed Sūya ga; the second an oval shakudō migakiji tsuba with a gilt rim and chiseleded in katagiribori with a pair of shishi (mythical Chinese lions), inscribed Sōmin and with a kaō Each with a wood tomobako storage box 3 1/4 (8.3cm) high, the largest (2). Footnotes: Provenance The first, previously sold at Klefisch Kunsthandel, dates unknown The second, Bradford Collection; G. H. Naunton Collection; Duncan Beresford Jones Collection, previously sold at Christie's, London, June 7, 2000 Published The second, Henri L. Joly, Japanese Sword Fittings: A Descriptive Catalogue of the Collection of G. H. Naunton, Esq., London, privately printed, 1912, no.1731, pl.59 Lot to be sold without reserve. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ¤ ¤ Unless indicated by the ¤ symbol next to the lot number (or bearing an explicit statement such as 'No Reserve' or 'Without Reserve'), which denotes no reserve, all lots in the catalog are subject to a reserve. The reserve is the minimum hammer price that the seller is willing to accept for a lot. This amount is confidential and does not exceed the low estimate value. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing