| Product No. TSU-3040 無銘（南蛮） | |
|---|---|
| Design | Dragon with Alphabet Characters |
| Mei | Mumei, but probably the Nanban Tradition |
| Material | Brass |
| Shape | Hamidashi, Unusual oval |
| Era | Late Edo Period |
| Box | Paulownia wood |
| Height | 6 cm (2.4 in) |
| Width | 5.4 cm (2.1 in) |
| Thickness | 0.5 cm (0.2 in) |
Price |
60,000 JPY |
| During the Edo period, Nanban/Europian culture was introduced and exotic tsuba were made, such as silver-overlaid tsuba and intricate carved openwork tsuba with dragon and arabesque patterns, and they became popular as Nanban tsuba. This tsuba features a dragon and Alphabet Characters carved into the brass ground. It is a rare Nanban tsuba that is different from the usual. |
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