Ordering Number: AF26357

Tsuba: (NBTHK Hozon Tosogu)
Inscription: Mumei(unsigned)(Yagyu 柳生)

Dimensions: 6.78cm x 6.22cm (2.67in x 2.45in)
Thickness of center: 0.41cm (0.16in)
Weight: 86g

Era: the Edo period
Features: Mokko-shaped iron tsuba carved with a wheel.
Yagyu tsuba are said to have been commissioned by Yagyu Toshikane, swordsmanship instructor to Tokugawa Mitsutomo, the second lord of the Owari Domain, and crafted by Owari tsuba artisans. They are believed to embody the deepest principles of the Shinkage-ryu school of swordsmanship.

In Kiri box
NBTHK Hozon Certificate
Aoi Art estimation paper

Auction Starting Price: 550,000 JPY

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