Kamakura-Tsuba
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The nominal designation of Kamakura-Tsuba comes from the fact that
its carving style is similar to Japanese wood engraving folkcraft
"Kamakura-Bori". So, it has nothing to do with the name place "Kamakura" in Sagami Province and also nothing to do with the Kamakura period (1192 - 1333) of Japan. The features of Kamakura-Tsuba are that (1) Only iron plate is used as material. (2) Flowers and grass such as Kiku (=chrysanthemum) or arabesque, or castles in Chinese styles are expressed in Kamakura-Bori relief carving method. We can say that Kamakura-Tsuba is descended from Tosho-tsuba or Katchushi-Tsuba. Though, most of Kamakura-Tsuba were mass-produced during the period of Civil War for fair demand of sword guards. So, basically, forging of iron plate of Kakakura-Tsuba is not done well compared to Tosho-Tsuba and Katchushi-Tusba. As a result, it's a pity that there is little luster on their surfaces even though we care for them. All and singular Kamakura-Tsuba have no inscription on their surfaces. |
| [ Kamakura-Bori ] Wood engraving folkcraft |
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