| Product No. TSU-3144 無銘 | |
|---|---|
| Design | Partial carriage wheels and wave pattern |
| Mei | Mumei |
| Material | Iron with gold and shakudo gilding, gold foiled rim |
| Shape | Round |
| Era | Late Edo Period |
| Box | Paulownia wood with outer carton |
| Height | 7.8 cm (3.1 in) |
| Width | 7.7 cm (3.0 in) |
| Thickness | 0.6 cm (0.2 in) |
Price |
120,000 JPY |
| The tsuba depicts partial carriage wheels and wave pattern. Some Genji cart wheel hidden beneath waves. It is said to be a stylized representation of how aristocrats in the Heian period would remove the wheels from their ox-drawn carts and immerse them in the flowing waters of Kyoto's Kamo River to prevent excessive drying. This tsuba features the partial single-wheel motif set against a iron ground pattern of waves. The rim is gilded with gold foil, giving it a substantial weight. |
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