AF25493 Tsuba: Mumei(Unsigned)（NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu paper）Xu You and Chaofu

Ordering Number: AF25493

Tsuba:Xu You and Chaofu（NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu paper）
Inscription: Mumei(Unsigned)

Dimensions: 8.14 cm × 7.88 cm (3.20 in × 3.10 in)
Thickness of rim:0.43 cm (0.17 in)
Weight: 160　g

Era: Edo period
Features: A round iron tsuba carved in high relief with the figures of Xu You and Chaofu, enhanced with inlays and colored decoration.

“Xu You and Chaofu”
This painting depicts the legendary recluses Xu You and Chaofu, symbols of humility and virtue in ancient China. According to legend, Xu You declined an offer of kingship from Emperor Yao and washed his ears in a stream to cleanse himself of the proposal. Chaofu, seeing this, felt even the stream was now tainted, and moved his cattle to another source of water.

In Kiri box
Aoi Art estimation paper
NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu paper