Masahisa: An Iron Bushu School Sukashi Tsuba With A Blooming Plum Tree

Edo period (1615-1868) 

By Masahisa, signed Bushu (ju) Masahisa

Japan, early to Mid-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)

Of marugata shape and worked in yo-sukashi, depicting the twisting branches of a blooming plum tree.

Signed Bushu (ju) MASAHISA (Masahisa of Bushu province).
Weight 92.8g 
Diameter 7.4 cm

Museum comparison:
Compare a related iron tsuba by the same artist depicting a plum tree, signed Bushu no ju Masahisa, in the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, accession number 11.11759.

Provenance:
Galerie Zacke 2024