NihontoWatchNihontoWatchOrder Number: F26147Tsuba: Crane Round Openwork(NBTHK Hozon tosogu)Signature: Unsigned (Kyo-sukashi)Dimensions: 7.97 cm x 7.69 cm (3.14 in x 3.03 in)Thickness (Seppadai): 0.47 cm (0.19 in)Weight: 76 gPeriod: Edo periodDescription:This iron tsuba is fashioned in the form of a crane roundel and features a crane motif rendered in ji-sukashi openwork with inlay and iroe decoration.Paulownia wood boxAoi Art appraisal certificateHozon TosoguPrice:165,000YenOrder FormRelated Items:Tsuba:Unsigned (Hayashi School) (Openwork Design of Samurai Crests) (Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu)Tsuba: Unsigned (Kyo-sukashi)(Hozon Tosogu)Tsuba:Mumei (unsigned), Kyo-sukashi:Omodaka (NBTHK Kincho Tosogu)Tsuba:Mumei(Unsigned) Kyo-Sukashi(four-direction pine bark diamonds)(NBTHK Hozon Tosogu)Tsuba: Mumei(unsigned)(Kyo-Sukashi)(NBTHK Hozon Tosogu)Tsuba:Mumei(unsigned)(Kyo-sukashi)(NBTHK Hozon tosogu)
Certificate reading — 無銘（京透）
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Kyo-sukashi School
early Muromachi (c. 1390-1430)
Unsigned
Hozon (NBTHK)
Iron-tsuba · Yamashiro
Certifies a genuine fitting worth preserving: a correct signature, or, if unsigned, an identifiable era and school, with recognized artistic and craft value.
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