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EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), WITH KAO OF TOSHIKAGE AND DATED KAEI TORI CHUSHUN (SECOND MONTH, 1849)
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A Tanaka School Tsuba
Edo period (19th century), with kao of Toshikage and dated Kaei tori chushun (Second month, 1849)
Iron mokko-gata tsuba carved in sukidashi with seabirds over crashing waves beneath a silver-inlaid crescent moon, the birds and waves highlighted in gold zogan, the surface finished to resemble stone; one hitsu-ana plugged
3 3/8in. (8.5cm.) long
With Hozon tosogu (Sword-fitting worthy of preserving) certificate no. 451832 issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai (Society for the Preservation of the Japan Art Sword), dated 2007.2.12
Edo period (19th century), with kao of Toshikage and dated Kaei tori chushun (Second month, 1849)
Iron mokko-gata tsuba carved in sukidashi with seabirds over crashing waves beneath a silver-inlaid crescent moon, the birds and waves highlighted in gold zogan, the surface finished to resemble stone; one hitsu-ana plugged
3 3/8in. (8.5cm.) long
With Hozon tosogu (Sword-fitting worthy of preserving) certificate no. 451832 issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai (Society for the Preservation of the Japan Art Sword), dated 2007.2.12