Lot Essay
The economy of design ensured that this tsuba required a heavy, densely packed body to support it. The excellent linear kitae points more towards the swordsmith than the armourer.
UNSIGNED, MUROMACHI PERIOD (16TH CENTURY)
Details
A Thick Iron Tosho Tsuba
Unsigned, Muromachi period (16th century)
The circular plate boldly pierced with a design of stylised pine, square mimi
3 1/8in. (8cm.), thickness 8mm.
Unsigned, Muromachi period (16th century)
The circular plate boldly pierced with a design of stylised pine, square mimi
3 1/8in. (8cm.), thickness 8mm.
Literature
Lundgren Collection, no. 155