| Product No. TSU-3067 無銘（赤坂） | |
|---|---|
| Design | Orchid |
| Mei | Mumei, but probably the Akasaka school |
| Material | Iron |
| Shape | Taremaru, round |
| Region | Edo, Musashi Province |
| Era | Late Edo Period |
| Box | Paulownia wood |
| Height | 7.5 cm (2.9 in) |
| Width | 7.0 cm (2.8 in) |
| Thickness | 0.5 cm (0.2 in) |
Price |
55,000 JPY |
| In Japan, orchids are a favorite subject for literati, and along with plum blossoms, bamboo, and chrysanthemums, they are one of the four noble elements that are considered to represent noble gentlemen for their beauty and elegance. This tsuba depicts orchids intricately carved with nikubori-jisukashi openwork technique. The refined iron, neat facet base, sophisticated design, and rounded edges suggest it was made by a tsuba maker belong to the Akasaka school. A refined tsuba. |
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