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Item No. TSU-3026 若芝
Design Mountain Scenery
Mei Jakushi
Material Iron with gold overlay and silver and copper inlay,
Region Hizen Nagasaki
Era Late Edo period
Box Paulownia wood
Size
Height
7.95 cm (3.13 in)
Width
7.65 cm (3.01 in)
Thickness
0.46 cm (0.18 in)
NBTHK Certification
Status Hozon Tōsōgu
Certification Date May 28, 2019
Price 100,000 JPY Buy Now
Other Info
Jakushi [若芝] was a Hizen metalworker during the late Edo period and created unique tsuba with thin relief engraving and gold overlay, depicts landscapes and dragons. There were several Jakushi because of the deferent signatures. This tsuba has a Jakushi signature with a landscape design. It has passed the Hozon Tosogu shinsa in 2019.