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Product No. TSU-2399 寿升
Design Hotei
Mei Toshimasu
Material Iron with details in gold and copper
Shape Fundo (counterbalance used by the money changer in the edo period)
Era Late Edo Period
Box Paulownia wood
Size
Height 7.2 cm (2.8 in)
Width 6.5 cm (2.6 in)
Thickness 0.5 cm (0.2 in)
NBTHK Certification
Status Hozon Tosogu
Certification Date December 22, 2023

Price

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Other Info
The theme of this Tsuba is Hotel. Hotei is a god with a potbelly who is one of the Seven Gods of Good Luck, usually carries a large cloth bag on his back. Here he is depicted resting on his cloth bag under a pine tree. The image gives a relaxed feeling. The craftsman, Toshimasu, was active during the late Edo Period. His Go is Shuneshi. The unique shape of this Tsuba is Fundo with two large symmetry hitsuana. It has passed the Hozon Shinsa in November 2022.
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TOKEN MATSUMOTO
Marusei Bldg 3F 6-13-14 Nishi-Kasai
Edogawa-ku, Tokyo 134-0088

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