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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Ko Mino Tsuba

古美濃

A special and rare Tsuba from Muromachi jidai, mounted and refitted countless times, showing the great value it held to its owners.

Published in the Kinko Mino Bori and exhibited in the Gifu Museum 1993.

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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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