Lot Essay
This style of tsuba was first made by Hirata Hikozo. The example offered here closely resembles his work.
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A NISHIGAKI-SCHOOL TSUBA
EDO PERIOD (CIRCA 1700)
The rounded, cross-shape brass plate with an acid-etched cherry blossom and scrolling vine design on both the face and reverse, pierced with the Hosokawa family crest upper right and a large and small circle (udenuki-ana) at center bottom, the rim with a shakudo cover-- 7.8cm. high, 7.3cm. wide, 5mm thick
Wood storage box
EDO PERIOD (CIRCA 1700)
The rounded, cross-shape brass plate with an acid-etched cherry blossom and scrolling vine design on both the face and reverse, pierced with the Hosokawa family crest upper right and a large and small circle (udenuki-ana) at center bottom, the rim with a shakudo cover-- 7.8cm. high, 7.3cm. wide, 5mm thick
Wood storage box