NihontoWatchNihontoWatchThis work is a katchushi tsuba made of well-forged thin tetsu-ji in a maru-gata shape, featuring a single suhama-mon as a ko-sukashi near the mimi. Suhama is a design based on sandbars formed at the water's edge, presenting a characteristic shape like three connected circles, and has been used since ancient times as a kissho-monyo for furnishings and kamon. Katchushi tsuba are, as the name suggests, tetsu-tsuba thought to have been produced by katchushi involved in the manufacture of armor, characterized by thinly forged tetsu-ji and rustic ko-sukashi. This work is also thin with a thickness of only about 2.5mm, and while the omote has a slight niku-oki, the ura is finished flat, with the kitae-hada appearing clearly. It is a koga work that eschews flamboyant decoration, allowing for the appreciation of the calm blackish-brown tetsu-aji and the forging itself. Because the edges of the suhama-mon sukashi are relatively orderly, I would not categorize it as ko-katchushi from an even earlier period, but would like to view it as a work from around the early Edo period. A deeply flavorful katchushi tsuba where one can enjoy the powerful tetsu-aji within its simplicity.
NihontoWatchOffered by Touken Matsumoto
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