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Antique Metal Japanese Tsuba Tosogu with Buddhist Clouds in Silver

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Nicely made Tsuba. The piece is unmarked. Dating to the Edo period Provenance: Collected in the 1920's. Thence by decent A Tsuba is a Japanese sword mountings are the various housings and associated fittings (tosogu) that hold the blade of a Japanese sword when it is being worn or stored. Koshirae (拵え) refers to the ornate mountings of a Japanese sword (e.g. katana) used when the sword blade is being worn by its owner, whereas the shirasaya is a plain undecorated wooden mounting composed of a saya and tsuka that the sword blade is stored in when not being used. Condition Period 19th century Edo Period (1603–1867)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 2.72 in (6.9 cm)Diameter: 2.56 in (6.5 cm)
  • Style:
    Edo (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1870
  • Condition:
    Minor losses.
  • Seller Location:
    Amsterdam, NL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU4863242357832

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