Order No.: AF26330

Tsuba: Old Tree with Ivy Design (NBTHK Hozon Tosogu)
Signature: Unsigned (Bushū School)
無銘（武州）

Dimensions: 7.41 cm × 6.91 cm (2.92 × 2.72 in)
Thickness of center: 0.44 cm (0.17 in)
Weight: 124 g

Period: Edo period

Description:
A mokkō-shaped tsuba made of shakudō with a wood-grain surface. The design depicts an old tree entwined with ivy, rendered in low-relief carving (usunikubori) and highlighted with gold iroe embellishments.

In Kiri box
Aoi Art estimation paper
NBTHK Hozon Tosogu

Auction Starting Price: 150,000 JPY

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