| ~ A Poem of Echoes ~ | 
One of the Great Kinko Tsuba |
| ~ A Poem of Echoes ~ |
One of the Great Kinko Tsuba |
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Motte Chichi Mitsuoki Han-Cho
Mitsuhiro Ho Sen His father's work, finished by the son. Mitsuhiro states this Tsuba mirrors it's Kusunoki motif in that the work of the father is taken up by his son. This unique poignancy places this Tsuba as one of the most important pieces, extant. Ura:
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Omote: Kusunoki father, Masashige informs his son of his surely-coming death
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| Kihachiro Mitsuoki (1766
- 1834) founded the Otsuki School and is regarded as one of the famous
Kyoto Sansaku, "Three Greats" of Kyoto, along with TetsuGendo Shoraku and
Ichi-no-Miya Nagatsune. Son, Gozaemon Mitsuhiro (1795 - 1841) completed
this Tsuba after the death of his father.
Shibuichi ground with multiple alloys inlaid. |
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