Sword guard (Tsuba) With Chrysanthemum Motif (菊花図鐔)

Fittings maker Masayoshi Japanese

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This tsuba shows a vividly interpreted arrangement of chrysanthemums. Masayoshi (正義), first name Sadashichi (定七), was an Edo-based artist active at the end of the 18th century who had studied with the Masakata (正方, ?-1774), the third master of the local Bushū-Itō (武州伊藤) School.

Sword guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) With Chrysanthemum Motif (菊花図鐔), Masayoshi (Japanese, active late 18th century), Iron, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), Japanese

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Sword guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) With Chrysanthemum Motif (菊花図鐔), Masayoshi (Japanese, active late 18th century), Iron, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), Japanese
Sword guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) With Chrysanthemum Motif (菊花図鐔), Masayoshi (Japanese, active late 18th century), Iron, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), Japanese

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