Higo Jingo tsuba dragon made of iron and katana size with beautiful iron work —
Higo Shimizu school iron mokko gata with silver nunome inlay unsigned. A very fine variation of. The classic Shimizu long tailed dragon adapted from a design by the first Shimizu master. Believe this to be work around the time at 5th Shimizu master (late 18th – early 19th century). During this period there was a revival of the designs used by. The early Jingo masters but made with slight variations. Its mokko shape with its bumps to the centre of. Each side are very typical of the early Jingo masters as is the dragon but the central placement of the Buddhist vajra to the reverse is the later Jingo twist to the early school design. The quality and hammer working of the iron is superb. Early to middle 19th century 7.65cm x 6.95cm x 0.40cm weight 104g. Comes complete with antique wooden storage box. The item “Higo Jingo tsuba dragon made of iron and katana size with beautiful iron work” is in sale since Saturday, August 22, 2020. This item is in the category “Antiques\Asian/Oriental Antiques\Japanese\Other Japanese”. The seller is “mc114″ and is located in Ascot. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Featured Refinements: Tsuba
- Region of Origin: Japanese
- Product: Tsuba
- Age: 1800-1849
- Primary Material: Iron
- Original/Repro: Antique Original
Categorised as: higo
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