Kiminori Court Hat Sukashi Tsuba
TS0442
An important small tsuba signed Yamashiro Kuni Koru Ju / Kiminori Hanko. A very interesting tsuba, the sukashi is a court hat, Koru is the old name for the capital Kyoto, and the Kimi kanji is associated with nobility and the court. 6 cm x 5.77 cm x 3.4 mm. Excellent color and condition, it just needs some light cleaning to remove a few rust spots, which are not as bad as they look. Wonderful granular tekotsu throughout. Robert Haynes did not have a record of this smith, so this will be the reference piece in future publications. $575
Closer to The Correct Color, But Not As Dead As This
Detail of Tekotsu