KO - KINKO


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Provenance:   Elliott D. Long NFS
"An excellent early (Ko-Kinko) tsuba of deep black shakudo with a nanako ground. On both faces are takabori relief of autumnal vegetation. Two hitsu-ana are present, one appearing to be a later addition." (Long)





6.00cm x 6.60cm x 0.35cm (rim).

Accompanied with NBTHK Hozon dated 1994.

Tachi-shi
Akikusa-mon tsuba
Tachi-shi Tsuba depicting autumnal vegetation.

Mokkogata, shakudo, nanakoji,
takabori, ryo-hitsu-ana
Mumei: Tachi-shi
migoto nari
Showa tsuchinoto-tori natsu
Kanzan shirusu + kao
Lobed shape, shakudo, nanako ground, takabori relief, two hitsu-ana Unsigned: Tachi-shi.
Magnificent work, written by Sato Kanzan in summer of the year of the rooster of the Showa era (1969).

How to Purchase this Tsuba

If you would like to know more about any Tsuba, or if you are considering a purchase, please send an E-MAIL telling me (Elliott) where you are and what pieces interest you.

elliott@shibuiswords.com




A Collaboration of Robert E. Haynes and Elliott D. Long


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