‹ º1EÎÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Aizu Shoami Tsuba</TITLE> <META content="text/html; charset=UTF-16" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=Author content="Elliott Long"> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 9.00.8112.16584"></HEAD> <BODY background="stuff_files/bg2.jpg"> <CENTER> <TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 width="100%"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width=755> <P align=center><B><FONT color=#000080 size=+4 face=Papyrus>AIZU SHOAMI Tsuba</FONT></B></P><BR> <DIV align=right> <TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="70%" cols=3> <TBODY> <TR> <TD> <CENTER><FONT size=+2 face=Papyrus>Return to <A href="http://www.shibuiswords.com/tsuba.htm">Tsuba Collective</A></FONT></CENTER></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV></TD> <TD width="20%"><IMG src="stuff_files/tsuba kanji.jpg" width=180 height=200></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></CENTER>&nbsp; <CENTER> <TABLE border=0 width="100%"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD align=center><B><FONT color=#000080 size=+3 face=Papyrus>ca. 1700 - 1750</FONT></B></TD> <TD align=center><B><FONT color=#ff0080 face=Papyrus><FONT size=+2>SOLD - Reference Only</FONT></FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=middle width="50%"> <DIV align=left><B><FONT color=#000080 size=+2 face=Papyrus>Iron tsuba of rounded square shape (nade kaku-gata) which is very rare for this school. The design showing on the plate represents a 'sand garden'. The rim is of large pipe (chukushiki dote mimi) design showing many iron bones (tekkotsu).<BR><BR>In order to reduce the weight of a large tsuba, the chukushiki dote mimi "hollow form embankment rim", was evolved; this was accomplished by affixing to the outer circumference of a tsuba, a hollow pipe-like circular rim, either by crimping or squeezing the ring to the tsuba, or by heating the latter and shrinking it into place. </FONT></B></DIV></TD> <TD> <CENTER><IMG src="SandArtTsu_files/56.jpg" width=470 height=500></CENTER></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=middle width="50%"> <DIV align=center><B><FONT color=#000080 size=+2 face=Papyrus>6.70cm x 7.20cm x 0.65cm rim</FONT></B></DIV></TD> <TD> <CENTER><IMG src="SandArtTsu_files/57.jpg" width=470 height=500></CENTER></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></CENTER> <HR color=#000080 SIZE=3 width="80%"> <CENTER> <TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width=800 height=100> <TBODY> <TR> <TD height=10 width="100%"> <H2 align=center><FONT color=#800000 face=Papyrus>How to Purchase this Tsuba</FONT></H2></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=59 width="100%"> <P><B><FONT color=#000080 face=Papyrus>If you would like to know more about any Tsuba, or if you are considering a purchase, please send an <A href="mailto:elliott@shibuiswords.com">E-MAIL</A> telling me (Elliott) where you are and what pieces interest you.</FONT></B></P> <P align=center><B><FONT color=#000080 face=Papyrus>Or, if you would rather, you may call me: <FONT color=#800000>Phone: (c)503-754-8082&nbsp; or &nbsp; (h)503-666-2342</FONT></FONT></B></P> <P align=left><B><FONT color=#000080 face=Papyrus>I can discuss payment methods, and estimate shipping and insurance costs.&nbsp;<BR><BR>For orders within the US, I can accept personal checks, bank checks, or money orders made payable to "Elliott Long."&nbsp;I cannot process credit cards or accept paypal payments.&nbsp; <BR><BR>Orders from outside the US can be paid with International Postal Money Orders, checks in US dollars written on a US bank, Western Union transfers, or Bank Wire transfers. 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