Japanese Sword's Tsuba Cucumber Mantis On Copper Ground Fine Carving Antique

  

Japanese Sword's Tsuba Cucumber Mantis On Copper Ground Fine Carving Antique. Zogan is a craft in which pure gold or pure silver is hammered into an iron base metal to create various patterns and designs.

It was developed during the samurai period as decoration for guns, sword tsuba, smoking pipes, etc. It is characterized by its elegant and graceful beauty with a low showiness, which is the spirit of the samurai culture.

Copper ground cucumber mantis with gold and silver inlay. This is a very beautiful tsuba. The gold and silver inlayed cucumber and mantis are decorated on the copper ground. The detailed carving of the leaves is also magnificent. The detailed carving of the leaves is also superb. There is a hanaoshi flower stamp? But we do not know the details.

We could not find out the details. Please note that this is an amateur measurement, so please allow for slight deviations. Comes with a special box.

It is in good condition with some age-related pain. Please understand that this is an antique, and there may be some age-related stains and damages. In-store sales are also conducted in parallel. Everything you see in the photos is what you get.

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