NihontoWatchNihontoWatchOne of the motifs that Choshu tsuba smiths excelled at was the Ryujin. There are many works that express a dynamic figure leaping between swirling clouds in takabori. This tsuba by Kawaji Tomohisa is a typical work, utilizing the texture of the iron ground to vividly depict a scene where a blackish-colored Ryujin stirs up waves and ascends to the heavens through the clouds. The body of the Ryujin is carved deeply, the scales are aligned with careful treatment, the limbs and torso are taut and full of a sense of power, and the depiction of the claws grasping the sky is particularly sharp. The antennae extending to the left and right and the eyeballs are gold. A sayagata pattern is applied around the ears with gold nunome zogan, enhancing the aesthetic beauty.
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