Arts of the samurai

IRON SUKASHI TSUBA

IRON SUKASHI TSUBA

Japan, Edo period, 18th century

A thick, slightly elongated, round tsuba with a strong design of an axe chopping a half matsukawabishi mon, set within a rounded rim. Both kozuka- and kogai-hitsu-ana are well incorporated into the design. The seppa-dai with a second sekigane on top of the original one, indicating this tsuba has adorned at least two swords (wakizashi).

Height: 6,9 cm

Provenance:

– Private Dutch Collection

 

Price: € 950,-

Objectnumber 92

 

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