T118- Satome Kiku Sukashi Tsuba

Super large tsuba from the well known Saotome School.

Many kiku sukashi tsuba are attributed to the Saotome School, but large examples such as this without any hitsu ana are rare. These were the tsuba that were used on the No dachi or larger katana of the Koto period and thus lack any hitsu ana. There are 2 types of chrysanthemum design Saotome, this is the type fully carved and indicates that it is of the highest quality. A must have in any serious collection.

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9.88 x 9.65 x .65 cm

$2,000