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Iron oval shape openwork tsuba

Mitsu-tomoe (circles composed of three comma-shapoes) motif

Openwork, Hammered surface, Heating quench process, Rounded contour Mimi edge, both hitsu-ana punches

Signed : Motte Ko-tetsu-kitae (forging ancient iron into fine steel)  Kazunari-zou

Naruki Kazuhiko (Issei/Kazunari) (Nakatsugawa-city Intangible Cultural Asset)

81.7 x 80.9 mm Mimi edge 5.8 mm thick

Set in a high quality concaved paulownia wooden box signed and stamped by the artisan with the date of year In the 2nd month,57th year of Showa (1982)

Artisan Naruki Kazuhiko 成木一彦 - smith name Kazunari (Issei) 一成  was born in 1931 and learned from Takahashi Kaishu 高橋介州.

He has been trying to re-produce the Iron Tsubas, such as Owari, Kanayama, Akasaka and Yagyu using fine steel from his own smelting furnace "TATARA".

  • Nakatsugawa-city Intangible Cultural Asset in 1981
  • a Medal with Yellow Ribbon awarded in 1986
  • Mukansa awarded from NBTHK  in 2009

This is a reproduction of the masterpiece Tsuba of NOBUIE 信家(belong to Tokyo National Museum) when he was matured 51 years old in 1982.