Item No. 138 – Iron Tsuba with shakudo 7.95 cmc x 7.48 cm x 0.46 cm over plain, 0.70 cm over rim

 

Carved with images of bushes and trees in winter ? ( No leaves ) Nice iron , ornate shakudo plugs , oily wet patina on plate showing careful forging and texturing. Evidence of being mounted several times.

 

In fact almost everything you would want in a tsuba by Nobuie – maybe just a little too good ?

 

Opinions anyone ?

 

Two pairs of photographs against different backgrounds bring out different details.

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