A Kyo-Shoami Tsuba
A Kyo-Shoami Tsuba

EDO PERIOD (17TH CENTURY)

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A Kyo-Shoami Tsuba
Edo period (17th century)
Circular iron plate with dote maru-mimi rim and decorated with chrysanthemums in gold, silver and copper nunome-zogan, several leaves pierce-carved, the rim decorated with scrolling vines and flowers in gold hira-zogan
3 1/8in. (8cm.) diameter
With Tokubetsu hozon tosogu (Sword-fitting especially worthy of preserving) certificate no. 227425, issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai (Society for the Preservation of the Japan Art Sword), dated 2005.10.27