Iron, maru-gata, sukashi tsuba, Owari tsuba of abstract design, with two hitsu-ana.
Mei/signature:
Mumei
School/province:
Owari
Period/age:
Edo
Measures:
7.00 cm x 6.80 cm x 0.40 cm
Certificate:
No
Included:
NO kiri box included
€185
Availability: In stock
Iron, maru-gata, sukashi tsuba, Owari tsuba of abstract design, with two hitsu-ana
Iron, maru-gata, sukashi tsuba, Owari tsuba of abstract design, with two hitsu-ana.
Mei/signature:
Mumei
School/province:
Owari
Period/age:
Edo
Measures:
7.00 cm x 6.80 cm x 0.40 cm
Certificate:
No
Included:
NO kiri box included
A very nice Ko-Tosho Tsuba of iron or steel in simple design and only 2 mm thickness. These Tsuba were produced from as early as Kamakura-period or even end of Heian-period by sword makers. It is a common theory that Ko-Tosho Tsuba were even made from leftover material from swords
Kyo-Shoami Mitsudomoe Tsuba. Tomoe symbol is an ancient heraldic symbol og Japan shaped Magatama. In Japanese mythology Tomoe represents the weapons of Daimyojin Hachiman. Some clans of Samurai such as Taira have also used this symbol
Bushū Itō sukashi style. A detailed depiction of a conch-shell (horagai) used for signaling on the battlefield
Edo iron Tsuba with image of wisteria and paulownia, most likely representing two family crests