unigned : Ko-kinko
Round shape, Yamagane copper ground, Polish surface, Yakite-kusarashi chemical oxidationed, a bit on contoued Mimi rim
80.4mm x 80.0mm 3.8mm thick (Mimi) / 2.9mm thick (Seppa-dai)
NBTHK(Tokubetsu Hozon) certificate
A Tsuba made of Yamagane (unrefined copper) in large round shape. It features an openwork design of a wheel, and the wide wheel rim is inlaid with a pattern of cherry blossoms and arabesques with the color enhanced through the "Yakite-kuzurashi" chemical oxidation technique. The thickness gradually decreases from the slightly raised Seppa-dai towards the Mimi (rim).
The term "Kokon Kinko" refers to the general designation of metalworkers who created works before the Muromachi period and did not leave their signatures.
Muromachi Period
