Description

This is an iron tsuba from the mid-Edo period, made in Higo province by the Nishigaki school. It features a kawarigata (unusual shape) with openwork carving depicting cranes among pine trees. The iron has a strong temper and a glossy black color, and the surface has a fine stone texture.

巣籠鶴透図鐔 無銘 西垣
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巣籠鶴透図鐔 無銘 西垣

Tsuba

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School

Nishigaki

Era

Edo

About the school

Nishigaki School西垣派

4 Jūyō Tōken
Dealer

Choshuya

ginza.choshuya.co.jp

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