"Tsuba With Old Man Japan, Edo Period (1603-1868) Sentoku, Copper, Gold, Silver"
TSUBAJapan, Edo period (1603-1868)
Sentoku, copper, gold, silver
H.: 7.5; L.: 7.2 cm; Ep.: 3 mm
Tsuba nagamarugata depicting a man wearing a large hat and a kimono. He has a long beard and a silver cane; his gaze goes to a shishi who is also watching him. On the reverse, clouds occupy the upper part while the back of the shishi is engraved in the center.
Seppa dai signed.
It is kept in a custom-made wooden storage box bearing the number 15.
Bibliography: A similar example is reproduced in the book "Japanese sword fittings Naunton Collection" by HL Joly plate LXV under number 2113.
N°20 of the “SAMORAÏ” exhibition
Text and photos © FCP CORIDON
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