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EDO PERIOD (17TH CENTURY)
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A Ko-Akasaka School Tsuba
Edo period (17th century)
Iron sukashi tsuba in a slight variation on the classic Akasaka design of a gnarled plum tree, the rounded-rectangular rim formed as the tree's trunk
2 7/8in. (7.3cm.) long
With a Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu (Sword-fitting especially worthy of preserving) certificate no. 225461 issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai (Society for the Preservation of the Japan Art Sword), dated 2000.2.28
Edo period (17th century)
Iron sukashi tsuba in a slight variation on the classic Akasaka design of a gnarled plum tree, the rounded-rectangular rim formed as the tree's trunk
2 7/8in. (7.3cm.) long
With a Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu (Sword-fitting especially worthy of preserving) certificate no. 225461 issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai (Society for the Preservation of the Japan Art Sword), dated 2000.2.28