A Heianjo Tsuba

UNSIGNED, LATE MUROMACHI/EARLY MOMOYAMA PERIOD (16TH CENTURY)

细节

A Heianjo Tsuba
Unsigned, late Muromachi/early Momoyama period (16th Century)
The circular iron plate freely decorated with two rain dragons in brass takazogan over a flattened mimi, among clouds within the wide raised mimi, in silver hirazogan
3in. (7.6cm.), thickness 2mm., mimi 4mm.

出版

Lundgren Collection, no. 5

拍品专文

Heianjo tsuba are derived directly from Onin brass hirazogan. The zogan is not always brass, but often mixed with silver, creating a harder and higher quality alloy used for the inlay. Apart from a slight reddish hue, the iron plate is similar to Onin.