Beautiful Kaneiye Tsuba.
Mei; 'Yamashiro Kuni Fushimi Ju Kaneiye'
Ref. pg. 64 Kinko Meikan.
Known as supreme tsuba maker. Worked from late Tensho to Keisho period.
Maru gata shape with sekigane in the Nakago Ana.
The Kogai Hitsu Ana is plugged with Shakudo.
The subject is of Tojin (Lin Ho Ching), a poet who did not want his work to survive him. He is setting on a river bank, under a Matsu tree, with three Tsuru alighting above, full moon and mountains rising in the distance. The reverse shows a rock, reeds and a stream.
7.4cm X 7.0cm.
Excellant work of Kaneiye school.

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