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Large Tembo Hot Stamped Iron Tsuba, Sukashi Decoration of Okiagari
October 2016 Auction by Far East Asian Art

A large Tembo tsuba. The Tembo (or Tenpo) style evolved from the Saotome school and the sukashi decoration of Okiagari here (an especially nice feature) carries over. Okiagari are self righting toys and the subject was a symbol of inspiration to Samurai in aspiring to improvement and the right path in life. There is, on a curious level of interest, some minute trace of old gold decoration (long since worn off) on the surface of this tsuba...
Bid 175.00
No Reserve
03/26 11:56 EDT