Lot Essay
From the chisel marks at the top and bottom of the central opening (nakago-ana) this may be identified as the work of Kamiyoshi Fukanobu (1798-1851).
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A KAMIYOSHI SCHOOL TSUBA
EDO PERIOD (CIRCA 1825)
The oval, smoothly-polished iron plate is pierced and carved in an openwork design of a bamboo branch that forms the rim and leaves that cluster about the central opening. The leaves and the bamboo joints are line-carved--height 7.4cm., width 7.3cm., thickness 5.5mm.
EDO PERIOD (CIRCA 1825)
The oval, smoothly-polished iron plate is pierced and carved in an openwork design of a bamboo branch that forms the rim and leaves that cluster about the central opening. The leaves and the bamboo joints are line-carved--height 7.4cm., width 7.3cm., thickness 5.5mm.