Lot Essay
Jinzaemon was a warrior of the Matsudaira family in Echizen province and became a tsuba maker within the clan.
SIGNED AKAO JINZAEMON JOI SAKU, MID EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY)
Details
An Echizen Akao Tsuba
Signed Akao Jinzaemon joi saku, mid Edo period (18th century)
The heavy juni [twelve] mokkogata iron plate pierced with a design of twelve linked chains, in nikubori ji-sukashi
2 7/8in. (7.4cm.), thickness 5mm.
Signed Akao Jinzaemon joi saku, mid Edo period (18th century)
The heavy juni [twelve] mokkogata iron plate pierced with a design of twelve linked chains, in nikubori ji-sukashi
2 7/8in. (7.4cm.), thickness 5mm.
Literature
Lundgren Collection, no. 171