Twenty-One Tsuba
Twenty-One Tsuba

MOMOYAMA-EDO PERIOD (16TH-19TH CENTURY)

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Twenty-One Tsuba
Momoyama-Edo Period (16th-19th century)
An Owari Tsuba formed as a temple bell, 16th century; a hachi-mokkogata iron tsuba depicting geese in the rain; a round iron tsuba depicting pine needles in gilt and ito-sukashi; an Akasaka tsuba, the rim forming a cherry branch; a mokogata iron tsuba depicting butterflies, signed Nishijin no ju Umetada; and sixteen others
6.5cm., 8.5cm., 7.1cm., 8.3cm., 8cm. high and various sizes (21)

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