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KO - TOSHO
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KO - TOSHO
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| Provenance: Robert E. Haynes; Elliott D. Long |
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"An iron mokko gata shape tsuba with inome motif at the four indentations. Circa: Muromachi period, Ca. 1400 or earlier. Even though it remains curiously controversial, the age of the earliest ko-tosho rests on evidence of when they were first worn on swords, either tachi or uchigatana. This conversion took place from the late Kamakura to the early Muromachi age. (1277-1392). This tsuba is rather small, as ko-tosho were towards the end of the Kamakura period. The presence of the kodzuka-hitsu, while somewhat perplexing, was a value adding modification and a frugal use of something old at a time when kodzuka were eventually incorporated into the uchigatana koshirae. Accompanied with a Tokubetsu Hozon certificate from NBTHK." (Haynes) |
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A Collaboration of Robert E. Haynes and Elliott D. Long |
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