Owari tsuba (Owari Sukashi Tsuba) is presumed to have been produced in present-day Nagoya, beginning in the late Muromachi period and extending to the early Edo period. Compared to the Kyototsuba, which is the two best openwork tsuba of the same period, it has a stronger and thicker feel to the lines. The design and strength of the connection, good meat placement, iron-colored evenness, etc.
Round shape, vertical round shape, followed by Mokko shape. The face base is slightly lower than the thickness of the ear. The composition has a contrasting balance between top and bottom, left and right, and includes Kamon(family crests), thread windings, koto pillars, myoga, and hanakiri, but no figure of person.
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