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German Blade Museum via Europeana
sword guards
Tsuba, Kawarigata, 1909.W.1337, Kinai (smith)
Tsuba, Kawarigata, 1909.W.1337, Kinai (smith) is held by German Blade Museum. Museum description: Hitsu-ana for kozuka and kōgai with gold decorative rim (fukurin), both closed with shakudō. Signed, presumably: „Echizen ju Kinai saku“ (“made by Kinai from Echizen Province”; Kinai: group of tsuba makers from Echizen)…
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German Blade Museum via Europeana
sword guards
Tsuba, Kawarigata, 1909.W.1339, Kinai (smith)
Tsuba, Kawarigata, 1909.W.1339, Kinai (smith) is held by German Blade Museum. Museum description: Hitsu-ana for kozuka and kōgai, both closed with shakudō; signed "Echizen ju Kinai saku" ("made by Kinai from Echizen Province"; Kinai: group of tsuba makers from Echizen). Motif in hori and sukashi: large peony blossom…
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