Ordering Number: AF24495

Tsuba:
(NBTHK　Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu)
Inscription: Mumei(Unsigned)(Ko-Akasaka,古赤坂)

Dimensions: 6.94cm x 6.33cm (in)
Thickness of rim: 0.56cm (in)
Weight: g

Era: the early Edo period
Features: iron tsuba with open work carving of mantis.
Akasaka is a metalsmith school in Edo acrive in the Edo period. Among them, 1st to 3rd generation are called Ko(old)-Akasaka.

In Kiri box
Aoi Art estimation paper
NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu paper

Auction Starting Price: 260,000 JPY

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