AF26331 Tsuba:Unsigned (Ko-Kinkō)： Tatsutagawa (Tatsuta River) Design (NBTHK Hozon Tosogu)

Ordering number:AF26331

Tsuba: Tatsutagawa (Tatsuta River) Design (NBTHK Hozon Tosogu)

Signature: Unsigned (Ko-Kinkō)

Dimensions: 7.50 cm × 7.14 cm (2.95 × 2.81 in)
Thickness of center: 0.41 cm (0.16 in)
Weight: 147 g

Period: Edo Period

Description:
A chrysanthemum-shaped (kikkagata) tsuba made of shakudō, engraved in fine kebori with a depiction of the Tatsuta River, a classical motif celebrated for its flowing stream and autumn maple leaves. The rim is finished with a plain copper (suaka) fukurin (rim covering).

In Kiri box
Aoi Art estimation paper
NBTHK Hozon Tosogu