/////Yamagane tsuba with design of tomoe and suhama in openwork, and family crests in relief. Muromachi period (c. 1450).

Yamagane tsuba with design of tomoe and suhama in openwork, and family crests in relief. Muromachi period (c. 1450).

Yamagane (bronze) tsuba (kagamishi, or mirror-maker) with the design of tomoe (comma) and suhama in openwork. Surface treated with hammer marks and chiselled with the design of maple leaves and encircled two bars (maru-ni-futatsu-biki, Ashikaga clan family crest, or mon) on both sides. Raised rim or rim cover (fukurin). Custom kiri-wood box.

Size: 87.4 x 86.2 x 2.9 (center), 4.9 (rim) mm; weight: 120 g.

 

SKU: TSU-0399.2019 Categories: , ,

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