Tsuba maru gata in openwork iron with plant motifs, signed and located - Edo period - D. 7 cm.
Tsuba maru gata in openwork iron with plant motifs, signed and located - Edo period - D. 7 cm.
Tsuba maru gata in openwork iron with plant motifs, signed and located - Edo period - D. 7 cm.
Tsuba maru gata in openwork iron with plant motifs, signed and located - Edo period - D. 7 cm.
Tsuba maru gata in openwork iron with plant motifs, signed and located - Edo period - D. 7 cm.
Tsuba maru gata in openwork iron with plant motifs, signed and located - Edo period - D. 7 cm.
Tsuba maru gata in openwork iron with plant motifs, signed and located - Edo period - D. 7 cm.
Tsuba maru gata in openwork iron with plant motifs, signed and located - Edo period - D. 7 cm.
Tsuba maru gata in openwork iron with plant motifs, signed and located - Edo period - D. 7 cm.
Tsuba maru gata in openwork iron with plant motifs, signed and located - Edo period - D. 7 cm.
Tsuba maru gata in openwork iron with plant motifs, signed and located - Edo period - D. 7 cm.
Tsuba maru gata in openwork iron with plant motifs, signed and located - Edo period - D. 7 cm.
Tsuba maru gata in openwork iron with plant motifs, signed and located - Edo period - D. 7 cm.
Tsuba maru gata in openwork iron with plant motifs, signed and located - Edo period - D. 7 cm.
Tsuba maru gata in openwork iron with plant motifs, signed and located - Edo period - D. 7 cm.
Tsuba maru gata in openwork iron with plant motifs, signed and located - Edo period - D. 7 cm.
Tsuba maru gata in openwork iron with plant motifs, signed and located - Edo period - D. 7 cm.
Tsuba maru gata in openwork iron with plant motifs, signed and located - Edo period - D. 7 cm.
Tsuba maru gata in openwork iron with plant motifs, signed and located - Edo period - D. 7 cm.
Tsuba maru gata in openwork iron with plant motifs, signed and located - Edo period - D. 7 cm.
Tsuba maru gata in openwork iron with plant motifs, signed and located - Edo period - D. 7 cm.
Tsuba maru gata in openwork iron with plant motifs, signed and located - Edo period - D. 7 cm.
Tsuba maru gata in openwork iron with plant motifs, signed and located - Edo period - D. 7 cm.
Tsuba maru gata in openwork iron with plant motifs, signed and located - Edo period - D. 7 cm.
Tsuba maru gata in openwork iron with plant motifs, signed and located - Edo period - D. 7 cm.
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Tsuba maru gata in openwork iron with plant motifs, signed and located - Edo period - D. 7 cm.

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19th century
Asian Arts
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    Type: Openwork tsuba (sukashi)-
    Signature: Bushū jū Masayoshi (武州住正義)-
    Schoolprobable: Bushū-Itō or related-
    Period: Late Edo (ca. 1800-1860)-
    Material: Carved patinated iron-
    Design: Iris or paulownia (kiri) foliage

    Inscription (mei 銘): visible on the faceplate near the nakago-ana (opening for the blade tang).
    The characters are:武州住 正義」(Bushūjū Masayoshi)this translates as "Masayoshi, resident of Bushū (Musashi province)".
    Bushū (武州) corresponds to the present-day Tokyo/Saitama region.
    Several blacksmiths and tsuba craftsmen worked here between the XVIIᵉ and XIXᵉ centuries, including members of the Bushū-Itōand Bushū-Masayoshi schools.

    The openwork plant motif style, with its careful relief and dense iron, corresponds well to the late Edo period (circa 1800-1860).
    diameter 7 cm
    weight 78 grs

    Ref: H512KOOBQP

    Condition Very good
    Style Asian Arts (Swords, Bladed weapons of Asian Arts Style)
    Period 19th century (Swords, Bladed weapons 19th century)
    Country of origin Japan
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    Location 93400, saint ouen , France
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