AF25580 Tsuba: Mumei(unsigned)（Ko-Shoami)(NBTHK Hozon Tosogou):A circular Zen motif (ensō)

Ordering Number: AF25580

Tsuba:A circular Zen motif (ensō) (NBTHK Hozon Tosogu)
Inscription: Mumei(unsigned)（Ko-Shoami)

Dimensions: 6.66 cm x 6.50 cm (2.62 in x 2.56 in)
Thickness (Seppa-dai): 0.35 cm (0.14 in)
Weight: 94 g

Era: the Muromachi〜Momoyama period

Features: A circular Zen motif (ensō) is carved in low relief into a six-mokko-shaped Yamagane plate with a stone-textured surface.
The Shoami were a school of metalworkers based in Kyoto that flourished from the late Muromachi period to the end of the Edo period. Works from the early period are referred to as Ko-Shoami (Old Shoami).

In Kiri Box
Aoi Art estimation paper
NBTHK Hozon Tosogu