Choshu Tsuba with landscape by Kawaji Tomonao

71 x 67 x 4 mm

Tomonao was from the Kawaji school and was the brother of Tomomichi. He later became independent and founded the Kawaji beppa. As in this case, iron tsuba are usually worked in nikubori ji-sukashi and ita tsuba with sukidashibori. He sometimes combined the methods of the Bushu Ito and Shoami schools.

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