| Nanban tsuba were exotic and imported to Hirado in Hizen Province and Nagasaki in the late Edo period, and their production was actively carried out by the Hirado Kunishige school and the Hizen Jakushi school, becoming popular throughout Japan, and they were produced in Kyoto, Edo, and other places. This Nanban tsuba with Dragons and Clouds design is different from ordinary Nanban tsuba in that it has a modified Yatsu-mokko/eight-leaf shape with no openwork, and features sukibori and takabori carved techniques with a glossy gold, silver, and copper nunome-inlay technique. The back is flat, with mysterious designs carved with a sukibori carving with nunome-inlay technique. The variations in blue and red gold enhance the splendor. |
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