Ordering Number: AF24639

Tsuba:sword-tip bracken handles(NBTHK　Hozon Tosogu)
Inscription: Issei Zo
一成造

Dimensions: 7.75　cm x 7.65　cm
Thickness of rim: 0.58　cm (in)
Weight: 114　g

Era: Showa Period
Features: A tsuba with a circular shape made of iron yakiteji, featuring a design of sword-tip bracken handles created through openwork.

Mr. Issei Naruki (born in 1931) studied under the late Mr. Kaisyu Takahashi and dedicated many years to restoring iron tsuba from regions such as Owari, Akasaka, and Kanayama. He personally gathered iron sand from various parts of Japan and, through self-made tatara smelting, worked diligently to recreate the specific iron textures used in these traditional tsuba.

In Kiri box
Aoi Art estimation paper
NBTHK Hozon Tosogu paper

Auction Starting Price: 110,000 JPY