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Product No. TSU-3108 無銘(江戸肥後)
Design Paulownia and Phoenix
Mei Mumei, but appraised as the Edo-higo School
Material Iron with gold overlay
Shape Tatemaru, round
Region Edo, Musashi Province
Era Late Edo Period
Box Paulownia wood
Size
Height 7.9 cm (3.1 in)
Width 7.2 cm (2.8 in)
Thickness 0.4 cm (0.2 in)
NBTHK Certification
Status Hozon Tosogu
Certification Date April 01, 2025

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80,000 JPY

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Edo Higo [江戸肥後] tsuba featuring a paulownia and phoenix design. Edo Higo refers to works popularized by Kumagai Yoshiyuki [熊谷義之], a craftsman from Sendai employed by the Hosokawa family of the Higo domain during the late Edo period, who studied Higo metalwork in Yotsuya, Edo. Characterized by gold and silver nunome-zogan overlay and large hitsu-ana holes on the right and left. It passed the Hozon Tosogu shinsa in 2025.
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TOKEN MATSUMOTO
Marusei Bldg 3F 6-13-14 Nishi-Kasai
Edogawa-ku, Tokyo 134-0088

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