TWO INLAID-IRON TSUBA (HAND GUARDS) AND A SHAKUDŌ TSUBA Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century Comprising a mokkō iron tsuchimeji tsuba fitted with broad copper rim and chiseled in takabori with Gama Sennin holding a staff, a gilt toad on his shoulder, inscribed Egawa Toshimasa and with a kaō; a mokkō shakudō nanakoji tsuba decorated with paulownia flowers in gold takazōgan; and a nearly circular iron tsuchimeji tsuba chiseled in high relief and inlay of gold and copper with a female demon with a fan below a raised bamboo blind, the reverse with a standing lantern emitting a stream of light, inscribed Tetsugendō Naotomo and with a seal Each with a wood tomobako storage box 3 3/8in (8.6cm) high, the largest (3). Footnotes: Provenance The first, previously sold at Sotheby's, London, November 9, 2006, lot 914 The third, Edoris Collection of Japanese Art, sold at Christie's, London, November 10, 2004, lot 309 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