Ordering Number: F24522

Tsuba:(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu)
Inscription: Mumei(unsigned)(Ko-shoami)

Dimensions: 8.34cm x 8.22cm (3.3in x 3.2in)
Thickness of rim: 0.44cm (0.2in)
Weight: 92g

Era: the Edo period
Features: Round-shape iron tsuba with openwork carving. The thick circle is called Jyanome(蛇目, eys of snake)　and meant to ward off evil. Shoami was a metalsmith school in Kyoto from the late Muromachi period to the end of Edo period, and the early ones from Muromachi to the eraly Edo period are called Ko(old)-Shoami.

In Kiri box
NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon certificate
Aoi Art estimation paper

Price: 175,000 JPY

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