AF25436 Tsuba: Kitagawa Munenori Sei Esyu Hikone Ju (NBTHK Hozon Tosogu)

Tsuba:(NBTHK Hozon Tosogu)
Inscription: Kitagawa Munenori Sei Esyu Hikone Ju 喜多川宗典製　江州彦根住

Dimensions: 7.87cm x 7.87cm (3.10in x 3.10in)
Thickness of center: 0.43cm (0.17in)
Weight: 107g

Era: the Edo period
Features:
This piece features an openwork (sukashi) design of a Chinese figures carved into an iron base, with a shakudo rim. Kitagawa Munenori is said to have been part of a metalworking school based in Hikone (present-day Shiga Prefecture) during the mid-Edo period.

In Kiri box
NBTHK Hozon Certificate
Aoi Art estimation paper