Ordering Number: AF24489

Tsuba:Water Wheel（NBTHK　Hozon Tosogu）

Inscription: Mumei（Unsigned)（Kyo-Sukashi）
京透

Dimensions: 8.65　cm x 8.52　cm (3.41　in x 3.35　in)
Thickness of rim: 0.41　cm(0.16　in)
Weight: 104　g

Era: The early Edo period
Features: On the round iron base, a water wheel is engraved with openwork.

This tsuba is listed in the Tsuba Taikan (p.145).
Kyo-sukashi
Iron, round shape, rounded rim, with an openwork design of a bridge and waterwheel. The elegance of the design has been skillfully achieved, displaying refined craftsmanship. Although it is from the later part of the third period, it is closer to the Genroku era and might be better categorized in the fourth period, as it closely resembles the work of Daigorō. Unsigned.

In Kiri box
Aoi Art estimation paper
NBTHK　Hozon Tosogu paper

Auction Starting Price: 300,000 JPY

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