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Snow flowers Tsuba

unigned : Ko-kinko

Oval shape, Yamagane copper ground, Polish surface, Sukinokoshi style Mimi rim

66.2mm x 63.5mm 3.1mm thick (Mimi) / 4.7mm thick (Seppa-dai)

NBTHK(Hozon) certificate

The oval-shaped copper ground Tsuba features rich snowflake design. Since ancient times, it has been believed that abundant snowfall would lead to a good harvest, so this pattern likely also carried the meaning of praying for a bountiful harvest.

The term "Kokin-ko" refers to metalworkers from before the Muromachi period who did not leave signatures on their works

Muromachi period