Onin Tsuba
Omote
(click on image to enlarge)
Ura
(click on image to enlarge)
Sword Fittings Museum Origami
(click on image to enlarge)
Onin Tsuba (7.1cm.)
This is a classic Onin period (circa 1467) tsuba. These Tsuba
were thought to be the first attempts at decoration by the
Katchushi (armor makers) and they differed in their decoration
techniques in that the brass pieces were pre-cast and set into
corresponding depressions in the iron plate. This is how they
differed from Heianjo Zogan Tsuba, which were decorated with
cut brass sheet. Hitsuana were generally not original and were
added later, except with regard to smaller Tsuba. Those on
this example are obviously original. Also contributing to the
dating of this piece are the inlays of early Yamagane alloy,
which are an earlier, darker form of the more familiar brass.
This Tsuba is accompanied by a certificate from the Sword
Fittings Museum.
Price:
Sold.
|