Name: A round russet iron tsuba
Brand: WITH SIGNATURE YANAGAWA NAOMASA, EDO-MEIJI PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
Price: 1000.00 USD
Availability: SoldOut

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A round russet iron tsuba
With signature Yanagawa Naomasa, Edo-Meiji period (19th century)
A round russet iron tsuba with an armored warrior beneath a pine before a large umajirushi (battle standard), and a messenger kneeling before him gesturing into the distance, finely carved and inlaid in gold, silver and colored metals
3.25 in. (8.26 cm.)

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This subject drawn from the Tale of the Heike, was also immortalized in the Noh play Fujito.