Sword guard (Tsuba) With the Motif of Paulownia Leaves, Tendrils, and Butterfly (蝶に桐唐草図鐔)
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The obverse of this tsuba is polished and shows a relief of paulownia leaves, tendrils, and a butterfly whereas the reverse is apart from a vertical file stroke finish undecorated. It bears however the name Tō’u (東雨) in relief which was an art name used by several generations of the Tsuchiya Yasuchika (土屋安親) lineage.
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