AF25286 Tsuba: Mumei(unsigned)(Ko-Kacchushi)(NBTHK Hozon Tosogu)

Tsuba:(NBTHK Hozon Tosogu)
Inscription: Mumei(unsigned)(Ko-Kacchushi,古甲冑師)

Dimensions: 9.18cm x 9.08cm (3.61in x 3.57in)
Thickness of center: 0.18cm (0.07in)
Weight: 53g

Era: Nanbokucho to Muromachi
Features: A large and thin iron tsuba featuring openwork carvings of the manji (卍) symbol and silhouettes of wild geese.　Katchushi tsuba were made by armorers from the Kamakura period through the Edo period. In particular, the term ko(old)-katchushi (古甲冑師鐔) refers to those made in an early period.

In Kiri box
NBTHK Hozon Certificate
Aoi Art estimation paper