Edo period antique Tsuba for Samurai Sword with NBTHK Hozon Certificate (T-719)
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Title: Shippou-mon Karakusa Zu Description This rectangular-shaped iron Tsuba is recognized by The Society for Preservation of Japanese Art Swords, which is known as NBTHK. Also, this Tsuba is unsigned, but is appraised as the attribution to the work of Kaga-Kinko (加賀金工) school by NBTHK. Kaga Province (today’s Ishikawa Prefecture) flourished culturally around Kanazawa after the warlord Maeda Toshiie (前田利家) entered the region. He introduced Kyoto culture and invited skilled metalworkers, including the Goto family (後藤家), to create magnificent pieces. Technically, this Tsuba features a technique called “ Shakudou-nanakoji (赤銅魚子地)”, “Sukisage bori (鋤下げ彫り)”, and “Kin-Zogan (金象嵌)”. Shakudou-nanakoji is a technique of engraving spheres as small as fish eggs in a regular arrangement on a metal mixture of Shakudou-nanakojicopper and gold. The black color of this Tsuba is evidence of its high gold content, and its beautiful color is called “wet feathers of a crow”. It is said that there were craftsmen who specialized in this technique in prestigious workshops, and their skill in carving delicate and beautifully without any irregularities can be said to be a true symbol of Japanese craftsmanship. Sukisage bori is a method of carving around the main design to express the design three-dimensionally. In this Tsuba, it is applied between the Shakudou-nanakoji and the central diamond-shaped part, accentuating the two different beauties. The Kin-Zougan is used on the central diamond-shaped part. As for the design, this Tsuba has Shippou (七宝) and Karakusa (唐草,arabesque) designs. Shippou is a pattern of circles of the same size with one quarter of the circumference overlapping and connected, representing the seven treasures of gold, silver, lapis lazuli, crystal, coral, and agate. In addition to being gorgeous, the circles spread out in all directions, expressing the wish for prosperity for the family. Karakusa is a pattern in which stems and leaves of vines are twined and make curves. Since ivy has a strong vitality and grows up without interruption, people regarded this design as a symbol of prosperity and longevity. Vine is called Tsuru (蔓) in Japanese, and it has another pronunciation; “Man.” There is a word 万 (it is also read Man), which means ten thousand. In the Karakusa pattern, leaves and vines are connected like Obi (帯, belt). The word “帯” can also be read “Tai.” Due to its pronunciation, the term “代 (Tai)” is associated. From this word-association game, an idiom 万代 is associated, and it means a thousand generations. In other words, we could imagine that people used this design wishing prosperity and longevity for their clans for a long time. *As this item is an antique, please check each photo and ensure its condition. What is Tsuba? Tsuba is the hand-guard of the Japanese sword. High-class Samurai wore his Katana sword with its beautiful sword mountings such as Tsuba. Tsuba’s front design tends to be more decorative as this part was often seen by other Samurais when he was walking on the streets. Why is it that the sword mounting was important for Samurai? The sword mountings of the Japanese sword have many kinds of decorations such as handguards (Tsuba), sword hilt (Menuki), pommel (Fuchi Kashira). The Japanese sword worked as a weapon and as an object to show who he was. For example, it shows their personalities and beliefs. You could say that it is like decorations for smartphones today. We recommend you zoom in on the pictures of the sword fittings. When you do so, you can see the skill of Japanese metal engraving techniques. They are mainly made of iron and copper with inlays of gold, silver, and bronze. When it comes to handguard (Tsuba), each one has a different outline and weight. These sword fittings that have lived with Japanese swords of the same age might be worth as much as the Japanese swords. They are inconspicuous parts of the Japanese sword. Nevertheless, if you are knowledgeable or particular about it, you will be
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$1,339
Title: Shippou-mon Karakusa Zu Description This rectangular-shaped iron Tsuba is recognized by The Society for Preservation of Japanese Art Swords, which is known as NBTHK. Also, this Tsuba is unsigned, but is appraised as the attribution to the work of Kaga-Kinko (加賀金工) school by NBTHK. Kaga Province (today’s Ishikawa Prefecture) flourished culturally around Kanazawa after the warlord Maeda Toshiie (前田利家) entered the region. He introduced Kyoto culture and invited skilled metalworkers, including the Goto family (後藤家), to create magnificent pieces. Technically, this Tsuba features a technique called “ Shakudou-nanakoji (赤銅魚子地)”, “Sukisage bori (鋤下げ彫り)”, and “Kin-Zogan (金象嵌)”. Shakudou-nanakoji is a technique of engraving spheres as small as fish eggs in a regular arrangement on a metal mixture of Shakudou-nanakojicopper and gold. The black color of this Tsuba is evidence of its high gold content, and its beautiful color is called “wet feathers of a crow”. It is said that there were craftsmen who specialized in this technique in prestigious workshops, and their skill in carving delicate and beautifully without any irregularities can be said to be a true symbol of Japanese craftsmanship. Sukisage bori is a method of carving around the main design to express the design three-dimensionally. In this Tsuba, it is applied between the Shakudou-nanakoji and the central diamond-shaped part, accentuating the two different beauties. The Kin-Zougan is used on the central diamond-shaped part. As for the design, this Tsuba has Shippou (七宝) and Karakusa (唐草,arabesque) designs. Shippou is a pattern of circles of the same size with one quarter of the circumference overlapping and connected, representing the seven treasures of gold, silver, lapis lazuli, crystal, coral, and agate. In addition to being gorgeous, the circles spread out in all directions, expressing the wish for prosperity for the family. Karakusa is a pattern in which stems and leaves of vines are twined and make curves. Since ivy has a strong vitality and grows up without interruption, people regarded this design as a symbol of prosperity and longevity. Vine is called Tsuru (蔓) in Japanese, and it has another pronunciation; “Man.” There is a word 万 (it is also read Man), which means ten thousand. In the Karakusa pattern, leaves and vines are connected like Obi (帯, belt). The word “帯” can also be read “Tai.” Due to its pronunciation, the term “代 (Tai)” is associated. From this word-association game, an idiom 万代 is associated, and it means a thousand generations. In other words, we could imagine that people used this design wishing prosperity and longevity for their clans for a long time. *As this item is an antique, please check each photo and ensure its condition. What is Tsuba? Tsuba is the hand-guard of the Japanese sword. High-class Samurai wore his Katana sword with its beautiful sword mountings such as Tsuba. Tsuba’s front design tends to be more decorative as this part was often seen by other Samurais when he was walking on the streets. Why is it that the sword mounting was important for Samurai? The sword mountings of the Japanese sword have many kinds of decorations such as handguards (Tsuba), sword hilt (Menuki), pommel (Fuchi Kashira). The Japanese sword worked as a weapon and as an object to show who he was. For example, it shows their personalities and beliefs. You could say that it is like decorations for smartphones today. We recommend you zoom in on the pictures of the sword fittings. When you do so, you can see the skill of Japanese metal engraving techniques. They are mainly made of iron and copper with inlays of gold, silver, and bronze. When it comes to handguard (Tsuba), each one has a different outline and weight. These sword fittings that have lived with Japanese swords of the same age might be worth as much as the Japanese swords. They are inconspicuous parts of the Japanese sword. Nevertheless, if you are knowledgeable or particular about it, you will be
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世界81社の刀剣商を横断追跡 · 価格履歴 · 売却アーカイブ
$1,339
