Lot Essay
Musashino lies to the south west of the Kanto district, where there is an abundance of woodland, scrub and a few buildings. Throughout the centuries many poems have been written which describe the view.
UNSIGNED, MID EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY)
Details
An Iron Akasaka Musashino Tsuba
Unsigned, mid Edo period (18th century)
The yatsu mokkogata iron plate pierced with a design of reeds with water drops, a crescent moon and geese in yo-sukashi, with a wood box
2 7/8in. (7.4cm.), thickness 6.5mm.
Unsigned, mid Edo period (18th century)
The yatsu mokkogata iron plate pierced with a design of reeds with water drops, a crescent moon and geese in yo-sukashi, with a wood box
2 7/8in. (7.4cm.), thickness 6.5mm.
Literature
Lundgren Collection, no. 160