Photographs
Photographs by the seller at origin.
The piece
Round pierced iron tsuba, unsigned and attributed to the Owari school, with a geometric design of overlapping lozenges in the four directions. The original seller dates it to the Momoyama period.
Mumei tsuba attributed to the Owari school, one of the great schools of pierced iron tsuba. The original seller describes the theme as overlapping lozenges in the four directions and dates it to the Momoyama period. It is round (7.3 × 7.5 cm, mimi 0.5 cm according to the listing), with the ground pierced in silhouette: four lozenge motifs arranged in a cross link the rim to an oval seppa-dai. It has both hitsu-ana; the kōgai opening is plugged with shakudō, according to the listing. The photographs show dark brown iron with a granular texture, thick and crisp bridges and a rim with little rounding, with no active rust or visible breaks. Sekigane are fitted in the central opening. The original seller states an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tōsōgu paper, which does not appear in the photographs, and a paulownia wood box.
Strong points
- Owari school, pierced iron of the Momoyama period according to the original seller
- Sober, well-balanced geometric design pierced in silhouette
- Solid iron with no active rust or visible breaks
- NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tōsōgu paper stated by the original seller
Points to bear in mind
- Unsigned: the Owari attribution is to a school, not to a maker
- The stated paper does not appear in the photographs
- Sekigane in the central opening and kōgai-hitsu plugged with shakudō
Score
54.1 / 100
- Maker 9 of 25 Attributed to a school only
- Workmanship 10 of 20 Good work
- Condition 14 of 18 Good condition
- Period 11 of 12 Momoyama (1573–1615)
- Paper 4 of 10 NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tōsōgu
- Extras 0 of 5 No complete set by the same maker and no inscribed box
- Price 6.1 of 10 Rank 131 of 331 by price among pieces of its type, from the most affordable to the dearest
The score shares out 100 points: Maker 25 · Workmanship 20 · Condition 18 · Period 12 · Paper 10 · Extras 5 · Price 10. It is computed from the record, not from an opinion. Maker, workmanship, condition and period are judged from the photographs and the paper; price is compared only with fittings of the same type.
Details
- Type
- Tsuba
- School
- Owari
- Period
- Momoyama (1573–1615)
- Material
- Iron, Shakudō
- Paper
- NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tōsōgu
- Signature
- Unsigned (mumei)
- Technique
- Sukashi (openwork)
- Dating
- Momoyama period (late 16th century)