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EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), THE THIRD SIGNED ECHIZEN JU KINAI SAKU
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Two Higo Tsuba and an Echizen Tsuba
Edo period (19th century), the third signed Echizen ju Kinai saku
The first a later Higo iron sukashi tsuba in classic design of paulownia blossoming against a window frame, the details carved in ke-bori; the second an iron sukashi tsuba in a Higo design of a paulownia flower and leaves enclosed within an round border; the third an iron plate tsuba carved with a mallow leaf in suki-bori and sukashi-bori
3 1/8in. (8cm.); 3 1/8in. (8cm.); 3in. (7.5cm.) long
The first with Hozon tosogu (Sword-fitting worthy of preserving) certificate no. 459848, issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai (Society for the Preservation of the Japan Art Sword), dated 2006.10.26 (3)
Edo period (19th century), the third signed Echizen ju Kinai saku
The first a later Higo iron sukashi tsuba in classic design of paulownia blossoming against a window frame, the details carved in ke-bori; the second an iron sukashi tsuba in a Higo design of a paulownia flower and leaves enclosed within an round border; the third an iron plate tsuba carved with a mallow leaf in suki-bori and sukashi-bori
3 1/8in. (8cm.); 3 1/8in. (8cm.); 3in. (7.5cm.) long
The first with Hozon tosogu (Sword-fitting worthy of preserving) certificate no. 459848, issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai (Society for the Preservation of the Japan Art Sword), dated 2006.10.26 (3)