Iron tsuba of round form decorated with chrysanthemums, pine cones and needles, pampas grass, vines, cherry blossoms, and wild geese in brass inlay (suemon-zōgan) and pierced with designs of water clover (denjiso) and half bellflower (or karahana) to the left and to the right of nakago-ana as well as double bars above and below nakago-ana (possibly with the meaning of number 2 or ordinal 2nd). Most probably the sukashi elements here are the family crests (mon).
Unsigned.
Ōnin school.
Muromachi period; 15th or 16th century.
Height: 82.1 mm; Width: 80.9 mm; Thickness at seppa-dai: 2.4 mm
NBTHK # 2003827: Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu Kanteisho (特別保存刀装具鑑定書) - "Extraordinarily Worthy of Preservation".
Additional Information
| Collection | Japanese swords & fittings |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Tsuba |
| Country | Japan |
| School | Ōnin School |
| Period | 15 AD , Muromachi period [室町時代] (1336–1573) |
| Material | Brass , Iron |
| Media/Technique | Ko-sukashi (small cut-outs) , Suemon-zōgan , Sukashi , Zōgan |
| Subject | Bellflower (kikyo) , Family crest (mon) , Flowers , Karahana , Marsilea (water clover, denjiso) , Plants , Vines |
| Acquisition year | 2017 |
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