Description

This iron tsuba from the Edo period features an Igeta family crest (井桁紋) motif, executed in openwork (sukashi) technique. The design, symbolizing stability and the importance of water, is created by cutting through the iron plate. It is signed "Myōchin Munetsugu saku," indicating it was made by a craftsman from the renowned Myōchin school, known for its superior ironworking skills.

Edo period antique Igetamon Zu Tsuba for Samurai Sword (T-880) for sale

Edo period antique Igetamon Zu Tsuba for Samurai Sword (T-880) for sale

Tsuba

$465

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School

Myochin

Era

Edo

About the school

Myochin School明珍派

Dealer

Samurai Museum

samuraimuseum.jp