THREE ENAMEL-DECORATED TSUBA (HAND GUARDS) AND THREE MIXED-METAL TSUBA Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century Comprising a mokkō shakudō migakiji tsuba inlaid with shippō enamel in the form of folded papers; a silver migakiji tsuba chiseled in the form of a peach with its stalk and leaves; a circular iron tsuchimeji tsuba decorated with turnips in shippō enamels and copper and shakudō inlays, applied with a copper rope rim; a rounded rectangular brass migakiji aori tsuba chiseled in shishiaibori and inlaid in relief of gold and shakudō depicting an owl on a branch by moonlight, signed Toshimitsu; an oval brasstsuba decorated in Chinese-style cloisonné enamelswith a carp, flowers, and waves; and a rounded square brass tsuba with an applied shakudō rim, finely chiseled with a sayagata (key-fret) pattern and inlaid in copper and shakudō with kuyōmon ('nine-luminary' crests) 3in (7.6cm) high, the largest (6). Footnotes: Provenance The second, previously sold at Christie's, London, November 10, 2004, lot 307 (part lot) The fourth, Nelson Rockefeller Collection, sold Christie's, New York, March 29, 2005, lot 164; and previously sold at Christie's, London, March 11, 1975, lot 140 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