| Item No. TSU-2974 常寿作 | |
|---|---|
| Design | Pine Tree and Drying Net under a Crescent Moon |
| Mei | Made by Toshitsune |
| Material | Brass with silver inlay and gold details |
| Region | Sendai, Mutsu Province |
| Era | Late Edo period |
| Box | Custom made paulownia box |
Size
| Height |
6.95 cm (2.74 in)
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| Width |
6.31 cm (2.48 in)
|
| Thickness |
0.42 cm (0.17 in)
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NBTHK Certification
| Status | Hozon Tōsōgu |
| Certification Date | September 26, 2024 |
| Price | 250,000 JPY Buy Now |
Other Info
| Tsunetoshi[常寿] was the first of the Oguma[小熊] lineage. He was a craftsman of the Date clan. He lived in Sendai, Mutsu Province. He studied high-relief engraving and metal inlay techniques under Toryusai Tanaka Kiyotoshi[東龍斎田中清寿] in Edo. His go names were Tokousai[東藁斎], Todoshi[東洞子], and Toyosai[東洋斎]. He passed away in 1835 at the age of 48. His son, Toshioki[Toshioki], was also a craftsman of the Date clan who studied under Tanaka Kiyotoshi. This tsuba is an unusual design in which a Crescent Moona depicts using silver flat inlay across the nakago-ana/hole over a Pine Tree and a Drying Net. It has passed the Hozon shinsa in 2024. |
