Iron tsuba of elongated round form with brown (chocolate) patina. The surface is carved with file strokes (sujikai-yasurime) to imitate heavy rain. The design of a bird drinking water from a bucket hanging on a rope is carved in low relief (sukidashi-bori); the rope is inlaid in gold. The well structure on the reverse, carved in low relief. Nakago-ana is enlarged and plugged with copper sekigane. Unsigned.
Edo period.
Size: Height: 75.1 mm; Width: 68.3 mm; Thickness: 4.6 mm; Weight: 134 g.
Unsigned.
SOLD
Additional Information
| Collection | Japanese swords & fittings |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Tsuba |
| Country | Japan |
| Period | Edo period [江戸時代] (1603–1868) |
| Material | Iron |
| Media/Technique | Inlay , Low relief carving , Sujikai-yasurime , Sukidashi-bori , Taka-zōgan |
| Subject | Birds , Bucket , Rope , Well frame |
| Acquisition year | 2013 |
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