Kanshiro - GINZA SEIKODO JAPANESE ART, SWORDS, & TSUBA SINCE MEIJI PERIOD

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Double Line and Paulownia Crest Motif

NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu Certificate: Kanshiro
Double Line and Paulownia Crest Motif

Kanshiro Double Line and Paulownia Crest Motif PRICE JP￥950,000-: NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu Certificate

Illustrated in "Higo Kinko Taikan" page 233

Nishigaki Kanshiro was born in 1613 in the Nakatsu area of Buzen Provice as the son of a priest. He studied under Hirata Hikozo, and with the blessing of his master to succeed the lineage, he began to independently work for the Hosokawa family receiving a stipend of 20 bales of rice. Kanshiro was a contemporary of Hayashi Matashichi and employed similar materials and stylistic characteristics, although there are differences in expression with Kanshiro incorporating a sense of elegance versus a sense of class in Matashichi.
This piece incorporates a paulownia crest motif executed in cut-out Sukashi on a soft iron base, and is an excellent example by the first generation Kanshiro.