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Antique Metal Japanese Tsuba Tosogu with Buddhist Clouds in Silver, 19th Century

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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)[1] 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. Additional information: Material: Bronze & Metal Primary Material: Bronze & Cloisonne Region of Origin: Japan Period: 19th century Japan Dynasty Period: Edo Period (1603–1867), Meiji Period (1867-1912)
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    Edo (Of the Period)
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  • Date of Manufacture:
    19th Century
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  • Seller Location:
    Amsterdam, NL
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 1458529797881stDibs: LU4863242701342

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