Soten School Tsuba with NBTHK Hozon Tosogu - Mt. Kurama There is additional hand written

There is additional hand written card that comes with this piece

Tsuba is decorated with Three Friends of Winter theme

It has a dark black colour and is surprisingly heavy for its size

Ayanokoji Nagamine was active around 1750-1775 in Kyoto

In perfect condition

Soten School Tsuba with NBTHK Hozon Tosogu - Mt. Kurama There is additional hand writtenSoten School tsuba with NBTHK Hozon Tosogu. It is not signed however NBTHK attributes it to "Mogarashi", which is a narrower attribution than "Hikone Bori". While "Hikone bori" is a style of tsuba, "Mogarashi" name refers to mainline School students or Kitagawa family members from which Soten School emerged. It is worth adding that NBTHK does not give "Soten" School attributions. They refer to this type of tsuba as "Hikone" or "Hikone bori" from a