| 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 |
| Height | 7.9 cm (3.1 in) |
| Width | 7.2 cm (2.8 in) |
| Thickness | 0.4 cm (0.2 in) |
| Status | Hozon Tosogu |
| Certification Date | April 01, 2025 |
Price |
80,000 JPY |
| 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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