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Ishiguro Masatsune Tsuba

刀装具
-Tosogu-

Traditional japanese metalwork

This site is dedicated to the presentation and study of fine japanese metalworks - especially sword fittings (tosogu).  The goal is to offer high quality images of pieces with informative descriptions in order to replace in-hand study of pieces as good as possible.

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Shoami Shigetsune

Denshichi Shigetsune 

伝七重常

 

A bold tsuba in outstanding sukashi by the third master of the Akita Shoami school: Denshichi Shigetsune, a student of Tsuchiya Yasuchika.

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Ishiguro Masayoshi Fuchigashira

石黒政美

 

A strong and richly decorated fuchigashira, splendid, overflowing work as expected from Ishiguro school and in outstanding condition.

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Unno Yoshimori Kozuka

海野美盛

 

A beautiful and rare work from the Unno school master Unno Yoshimori, uncle and teacher to the famous Unno Shomin. 

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Tōsanshi Toshihide Tsuba

東山子寿秀

 

A very elegant and elaborate piece by Tōsanshi Toshihide, a late Edo mito artist. Signed and dated 1865.

A very meaningful and quiet, yet bold Tsuba depicting the emaciated Śākyamuni Buddha accepting the failure of his 6 years of asceticism in the mountains.

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Ichinomiya Sadanaka Tsuba

一宮貞中

 

A unique piece by Ichinomiya Sadanaka, supposedly another name of Ichinomiya Tsunenao (常直).

A beautiful depiction of the two traveling frogs from Osaka & Kyoto, a tale about how one should not be easily torn apart from his goals.

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3 Beautiful iron Tsuba

Very good Yagyu, Shoami and Heianjo Tsuba from an old japanese collection.

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Ishiguro Butterfly Tsuba

Ishiguro Masatsune Tsuba

石黒常 , 奈良英政

 

An outstanding piece of the late Ishiguro school, signed by both the artist and the nanako maker.

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Ishiguro Masaaki Menuki

石黒政明

 

Excellent Menuki by the great Ishiguro Master depicting his most famous motif - japanese pheasants.  

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Ishiguro Masaaki Menuki


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