FIVE MIXED-METAL TSUBA (HAND GUARDS) Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century Comprising a mokkō shibuichi migakiji tsuba chiseled in relief and with details in gold depicting a samurai raising his hat before a rustic fence, signed Toshimasa with a kaō; a rounded square shibuichi migakiji tsuba chiseled in relief with details in gold, copper, and shakudō depicting a cockerel on a kankodori drum, with signature Iwamoto Konkan and a kaō; a rounded rectangular shakudō migakiji tsuba chiseled in shishiaibori and with relief of shibuichi, silver, and gold depicting a cat by a stream beneath a rustic window; an oval shibuichi migakiji tsuba inlaid in relief of silver, gold, and shakudō depicting a crow in a pine tree, signed Shōkatei Motohiro with a kaō; and a rounded rectangular, aori shakudō migakiji tsuba chiseled in shishiaibori and with relief of shakudō, silver, and gold depicting an egret and a crow on a branch 3 1/2in (8.9cm) high, the largest (5). 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