Mino-Tsuba

Reference Number	TU-10555
Title	[ Autumn Flowers ] Mino-Tsuba
Time	The Momoyama or Early Part of Edo period
Inscription	No Inscription
L x W x H	6.5 x 5.9 x 0.5 cm
Nakago Hole	2.5 x 0.7 cm
Weight	80 g
Material	Shakudo (alloy of copper and gold)
Box	Wooden Box
Certificate	Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai (NBTHK)
Description	This tsuba is categorized as "Mino-Tsuba". The surfaces are processed like hard roe (=Nanako-ji). Autumn flowers are expressed in high-relief carving, the Iroe and Zogan inlay methods with gold and Suaka. The Nanako-ji process is very fine.
Price	Sold, thank you !

NBTHK Kanteisho

Features
	This tsuba is made of Shakudo (alloy of copper and gold).
	The surfaces are processed like hard roe.
	Its shape is like Japanese quince.
	Autumn flowers are expressed in the Iroe inlay method with gold and Suaka (refined copper).
	Autumn flowers are also expressed in the Zogan inlay method.