'ECHIZEN ju AKAO
JINZAEMON no JO SAKU'

"A katana size Akao school tsuba with design of informal Kiri mon. Katana size Akao examples are rare. Were this not signed we would have no idea who made it. This artist is said to be the founder of the Akao family school and worked about 1650. His work is very rare.

Signed: 'ECHIZEN ju AKAO JINZAEMON no JO SAKU'. Refer Haynes H02059.0. See bottom of entry for full signature in kanji." (Haynes)

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