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Design of Musashino

Design of Musashino

Product Code
JT1358
Signature
Unsigned (Mumei)
School
Akasaka Tadatora (3rd gen.)
Type
Iron, kaku-gata (square shape), maru-mimi (round-rim)
Period
Early Edo (17th c.)
Size
75.0mm×71.4mm× mimi 5.6mm (seppadai 6.0mm)
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Custom-made fitted paulownia wood box
Paper
NBTHK Hozon Tosogu Certificate
as "mumei Akasaka"
Price
￥300,000
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Design of Young leaves and Gorintō

Design of Young leaves and Gorintō

Product Code
JT1036
Signature
Unsigned (Mumei)
School
Ko-Tōshō
Type
Iron, maru-gata with maru-mimi
Period
Early Muromachi (late 14th–15th c.)
Size
87.2mm×88.2mm× mimi3.0mm（seppadai 3.2mm）
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Custom-made fitted paulownia wood box
Paper
NBTHK Tokutetsu Hozon Tosogu Certificate
as "Tōshō"
Price
￥550,000
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Design of chrysanthemum.

Design of chrysanthemum.

Product Code
JT1201
Signature
Unsigned (Mumei)
School
Owari
Type
Iron, round form (maru-gata), kaku-mimi ko niku (between around and square rim)
Period
Momoyama (late 16th–early 17th c.)
Size
87.4mm×86.3mm× mimi 5.4mm（seppadai 4.4mm）
Include
Custom-made fitted paulownia wood box
Paper
NBTHK Hozon Tosogu Certificate
as "Owari"
Price
￥420,000
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Design of Musashino

Design of Musashino

Product Code
JT1358
Signature
Unsigned (Mumei)
School
Akasaka Tadatora (3rd gen.)
Type
Iron, kaku-gata (square shape), maru-mimi (round-rim)
Period
Early Edo (17th c.)
Size
75.0mm×71.4mm× mimi 5.6mm (seppadai 6.0mm)
Include
Custom-made fitted paulownia wood box
Paper
NBTHK Hozon Tosogu Certificate
as "mumei Akasaka"
Price
￥300,000
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Design of Coiled Rope and Arabesque

Design of Coiled Rope and Arabesque

Product Code
JT1412
Signature
Unsigned (Mumei)
School
Nishigaki Kanshiro (1st gen.)
Type
Iron, maru-gata, kaku-mimi ko-niku
Period
Early Edo (17th c.)
Size
72.6mm×72.2mm× Mimi 4.3mm（Seppadai 4.5mm）
Include
Custom-made fitted paulownia wood box
Paper
NBTHK Hozon Tosogu Certificate
as "Mumei Kanshiro"
Price
￥Reserved
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Design of chrysanthemum.

Design of chrysanthemum.

Product Code
JT1201
Signature
Unsigned (Mumei)
School
Owari
Type
Iron, round form (maru-gata), kaku-mimi ko niku (between around and square rim)
Period
Momoyama (late 16th–early 17th c.)
Size
87.4mm×86.3mm× mimi 5.4mm（seppadai 4.4mm）
Include
Custom-made fitted paulownia wood box
Paper
NBTHK Hozon Tosogu Certificate
as "Owari"
Price
￥420,000
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Design of a Figure with Umbrella in a Thunderstorm

Design of a Figure with Umbrella in a Thunderstorm

Product Code
JT960
Signature
Unsigned (Mumei)
School
Shimizu Jingo Shigenaga (5th gen.)
Type
Iron, mokko shape with suaka suemon and gold nunome zogan, maru-mimi
Period
Late Edo (19th c.)
Size
81.5mm×76.3mm× mimi3.8mm（seppadai 4.1mm）
Include
Custom-made fitted paulownia wood box
Paper
NBTHK Hozon Tosogu Certificate
as "Jingo"
Price
￥380,000
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