Owari Tsuba. Edo period. Please judge from pictures.
Mei/signature: Mumei
School/province: Owari
Period/age: Edo
Measures: 7.80 cm x 7.70 cm x 0.50 cm
Certificate: No certificate
Included: NO kiri box included
$196
Availability: In stock
Owari Tsuba. Edo period. Please judge from pictures
Owari Tsuba. Edo period. Please judge from pictures.
Mei/signature: Mumei
School/province: Owari
Period/age: Edo
Measures: 7.80 cm x 7.70 cm x 0.50 cm
Certificate: No certificate
Included: NO kiri box included
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
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
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