Tsuba-20

製品番号 Product No.

TS – 20.

項目種類 Item type

鍔 Tsuba.

銘 MEI 

無銘 MUMEI.

形状 Shape.

撫丸形 Nada Maru gata.

画像 Image.

Carps/Koi’s are forming a oval composition by swimming one behind the other and biting each other in the tail.

時代 Era

江戸時代 Edo period.

日付 Date

ca.1800.

身長 Height

71.5 mm       

幅 Width

69.5 mm

厚さ Thickness

4.90 mm

重さ Weight

物質  Material.

技法 Technique.

日本美術刀剣保存協会             NBTHK Certificate

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他の証明書                                      Other certificate

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状態 Status

良い Good

追加情報                                 Additional Information

The carp are craved in high relief from the plate. The iron surface bears a good patina of age.

Example of similar tsuba can be found in the Bonhams catalog: “Arts of the Samurai”, see item 1170.

Auction date: Monday 27 October 2014, location New York.

歴史 History

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