AF26308 Tsuba: Mumei(unsigned) (Den Yagyu)(NBTHK Hozon Tosogu)

Ordering Number: AF26308

Tsuba:(NBTHK Hozon Tosogu)
Inscription: Mumei(unsigned) (Den Yagyu 柳生)

Dimensions: 6.70 cm × 6.46 cm (2.64 × 2.54 in)
Thickness of center: 0.57 cm (0.22 in)
Weight: 126 g

Era: the Edo period , circa 17th century
Features: Yagyu tsuba are said to have been commissioned by Yagyu Toshikane, swordsmanship instructor to Tokugawa Mitsutomo, the second lord of the Owari Domain, and crafted by Owari tsuba artisans. They are believed to embody the deepest principles of the Shinkage-ryu school of swordsmanship.

In Kiri box
NBTHK Hozon Certificate
Aoi Art estimation paper