Lot 219 Dα

An iron panel in shape of a tsuba. Morioka, Iwate prefekture. Early 20th century

Of mokko shape with ryohitsu-ana, the front with bamboo and plum blossoms in cast relief, at the reverse two eyelets. Mark reading: Nanbu Shoun Iwachu.

The Iwachu iron workshop was founded in the town of Ishii and was moved to Morioka (modern name of Nanbu) by Iwa Kiyomizu Suekichi (born 1887).
Height 28.2 cm