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Shakudo Aori Wan-Gata Takabori Zogan Tsuba

[ Child ] Made by Sakuma Yoshihide
Title [ Child ] 
Time Latter part of the Edo period (Around 1820)
Inscription "Inhabitant of Edo area, Sakuma Yoshihide"
Length x Width x Height 7.2 x 7.0 x 1.0 cm
Weight 98 g
Nakago Hole 2.5 x 0.6 cm
Material Shakudo
Certificate No Certificate
Description The child is expressed in high relief carving technique.
The child appears from a bag.
Interesting composition.
Some of advanced skills are needed to make such a tsuba.
The maker of this tsuba is Sakuma Yoshihide.
He is famous tsuba craftsman in Edo area who was independent and never belonged to
any tsuba school. 
  
[ Child ] Made by Sakuma Yoshihide


Back side of this sword guard
Inscription


Inlay and High-relief carving


In Paulownia Wooden Box

About Craftsman Sakuma Yoshihide
Sakuma Yoshihide is famous tsuba craftsman in Edo area (=Now Tokyo) at the latter part of the Edo period (Around 1820).
He was good at high relief carving.
His another name is Yuosai.
He was independent and never belonged to any tsuba school.



Features of this tsuba
Shakudo This tsuba is made of Shakudo (alloy of copper and gold).
Aori-Gata This type of shape is called "Aori-Gata".
Wan-Gata It is bended like a bowl.
Zogan The child is inlaid with brass (alloy of copper and zinc).




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