Sukashi tsuba

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An interesting aoi-mon tsuba, with gold inlay on the front of the leaf, whilst the back of the leaf is intentionally unadorned.

This may represent a particular branch of the Tokugawa clan. Possibly Echizen school, who specialized in aoi-mon tsuba.

72x67mm

£160

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Ko-Shoami (pre-Edo) myoga-mon, iron tsuba. Myoga (茗荷), or Japanese ginger, was favoured as a family crest because the same pronunciation also means 'divine protection (冥加). There are strong tekkotsu (iron-bones) around the rim, which is a kantei-point for  Ko-shoami.

75x75mm

£190

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A strong, heavy, square-shaped iron tsuba with the theme of bars, cranes, and kiri-mon.
Possibly Akasaka school, which produced such abstract designs in combination.

73-70mm

£180

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Bars, cranes, and kiri-mon tsuba sold

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Ko-Shoami tsuba sold