NihontoWatchNihontoWatchTetsu-ji maru-gata nikubori ji-sukashi kaku-mimi koniku It is a carefully crafted work with the iri-Kinai mei. Various shells are carved in nikubori sukashi on a beautiful, slightly reddish tetsu-ji. Each shell is carved down to the fine details and is truly splendid. The toshin-bori applied to the first and second generation Yasutsugu are called "Echizen-bori" or "Kinai-bori," and are said to be the carving of the second generation Kinai. Although it is difficult to trace the generations of Kinai works from the mei, it is said that works with the iri-Kinai mei are often elaborate and splendid pieces due to the delicacy and perfection of the carving. It is a beautiful Kinai tsuba with no damage and is beyond reproach. In a dedicated kiribako
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Echizen
26 pieces on the market now
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