AF25033 Tsuba:Mumei(Unsigned)(Jingo)(NBTHK Hozon)

Ordering Number: AF25033

Tsuba:Rain dragon(NBTHK Hozon)
Inscription: Mumei(Unsigned)(Jingo)
（甚吾）

Dimensions: 8.09 cm x 7.46 cm (3.19 in x 2.94 in).
Thickness: 0.40 cm (0.16 in).
Weight: 133 g

Era: Edo period
Features: The iron plate, shaped in a carved-wood style with incised cutwork, features an Amaryū (rain dragon) executed in sukidashi-bori, complemented by delicate openwork and fine inlay accents.

Further explanations:Jingo　＝ the Shimizu school, stands out as one of the most distinctive groups among the Higo metalworkers, continuing from the first generation Jingo through the eighth. Although pronounced the same, the characters for “Jin go” (甚五) and “Jin go” (甚吾) differ; the latter appears primarily in works from the late third to the fifth generations, and occasionally in those of the eighth. The form 甚五, meanwhile, served as the common appellation used by each generation. The family maintained the craft over eight generations, from the early–mid Edo period through the Meiji era.

In Kiri box
Aoi Art estimation paper
NBTHK Hozon Tosogu paper