Product No. TSU-3038 無銘(美濃後藤・光善寺) | |
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Design | Paulownia Crests, Phoenix and Chrysanthemums |
Mei | Mumei, but probably the Mino-goto or Kozenji Tradition |
Material | Shakudo wtih gold, silver and copper gilding |
Shape | Mokko |
Region | Owari Province |
Era | Late Edo Period |
Box | Paulownia wood |
Height | 6.5 cm (2.6 in) |
Width | 5.9 cm (2.3 in) |
Thickness | 0.3 cm (0.1 in) |
Price |
60,000 JPY |
The style of this tsuba is similar to the Mino-bori tradition, and they were decorated with beautiful gold-colored gildings and intricate carvings of flowers, birds, and autumn insects. They were a group that lived within Kozenji Temple in Nagoya, Owari Province in the late Edo period and formed a school, but they did not have any signed works, and are known as the Mino Goto or Kozenji school. |