Ko Tosho Ax Tsuba
TS0363
SOLD
A tosho tsuba with the rare theme of an ax in sukashi. 7.97 cm x 7.87 cm 3.1 mm at the rim and thinner at the seppa dai. . The plate is beautifully worked, and is covered with granular tekotsu. There are some long lineal tekotsu on the surface as well in the area of the hitsu ana. The Haynes example dates from around 1425, and was estimated at $1,000 - $1,500. This example is smaller and my feeling is that it is a bit later, though still from Muromachi period.
Haynes Catalog #9, For Sale June 10, 1984