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Item No. TSU-2986 無銘
Design Double-flowered Plum Tree
Mei Mumei, but probably the Kyo-shoami Tradition
Material Iron with details in gold
Region Yamashiro, Kyoto
Era Early Edo Periods
Box Paulownia wood
Size
Height
8.73 cm (3.44 in)
Width
8.76 cm (3.45 in)
Thickness
0.49 cm (0.19 in)
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Other Info
The theme of this tsuba is 'Double-flowered Plum Tree'. It is boldly depicted with openwork and decorated with gold overlay. The composition is excellent and elegant. The long and neat Seppadai suggests that this is a work by Kyo-shoami from the early Edo period.