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Iron tsuba with noshi decoration in openwork, by Kinai of Echizen. Edo period.

Iron tsuba of round form pierced (sukashi) and carved (marubori) with a ‘noshi‘ decoration design. Noshi – decoration made of dried abalone (awabi) and bearing an auspicious connotation of good fortune, prosperity, etc. Design was used as a family crest (mon).

Size: 76.3 x 75.9 x 5.5 mm.

Signed: Echizen jū Kinai Saku. Kinai school existed from mid 17th to mid 19th century; it is hard to tell which master (generation from 1 to 6) made this particular piece.

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SKU: TSU-0254 Categories: ,

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