AF23749 Tsuba: Mumei(unsigned, Higo school)(NBTHK Hozon Tosogu)

Ordering Number: AF23749

Tsuba:Aoi Karakusa (NBTHK Hozon Tosogu)

Inscription: Mumei(unsigned, Higo school)

Dimensions:7.51cm x 6.98cm ( 2.96 in x 2.75 in)
Thickness: 0.52cm(　0.2 in)
Weight:145g

Era: the Edo period
Features: heavy iron tsuba with shakudo inlays of hollyhock and arabesque.
Hosokawa Tadaoki (Sansai), the lord of the Higo domain, had a profound knowledge of the tea ceremony and, in sword fittings as well, favored designs that were functional yet refined, with a restrained sense of beauty rather than excessive ornamentation.

In Kiri box
Aoi Art estimation paper
NBTHK Hozon Tosogu Certificate