Iron Tsuba with SHOKI and ONI design
Meiji era
Okawa Teikan (1828-1898), who used the art name (go) Hoen, was born at Mito in Hitachi Province. He became a retainer of the Mito Tokugawa Daimyo and of the Bakufu (shogunate) in Edo. He was a prolific artist who created exceptionally fine tsuba, many of his works now being stored and exhibited in Western Museums.
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