Tsuba
Owari
INFO
Tsuba
Mumei (unsigned): Owari
Size: 7,9 cm x 7,75 cm
Thickness at rim: 0,5 cm
Period: Early Edo
N.B.T.H.K. Hozon Certification
In Kiri box
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Description
Round shape iron tsuba with openwork of pine needle motif.
Large openwork, angular rim with a little roundness, two openings for scabbard accessories.
The condition is good.
Owari tsuba were named for their provenience. Considered from many the best sukashi tsuba, Owari tsuba usually have a symmetrical design and were forged using tekkotsu. These tsuba were designed in the first Muromachi period and their production was interrupted in the first Edo period.