Ordering Number: AF24640

Tsuba:(NBTHK Hozon Tosogu)
Inscription: Mumei(unsigned)(Fukanobu, 深信)

Dimensions: 8.0cm x 7.7cm(3.1in x 3.0in)
Thickness of rim: 0.55cm (0.2in)
Weight: 106g

Era: the Edo period
Features: Fukanobu was the 2nd generation of the Kamiyoshi school of metalsmiths in Higo, and is characterized by the use of hidden chisels around its hole.　This piece is a smooth iron tsuba with an openwork carving of crab, has an elegant feel, and shows that it was carefully crafted.

In Kiri box
NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Certificate
Aoi Art estimation paper

Auction Starting Price: 550,000 JPY

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