A Fine & Beautiful Edo Period Iron Tsuba in Nikubori Jisukashi Of Waterfalls Rocks and River with A wooden Bridge Being Traversed by a Figure On Horseback Carrying a Parasol

The tsuba was possibly created by Yoshiharu (吉春), of the late Edo period .He was living in the Hagi (萩) domain (another name of the Choshu domain) in Nagato no Kuni (長門国,It is engraved with the Nikubori Jisukashi. Nikubori Jisukashi is a Japanese tsuba (sword guard) carving technique, translating to 'relief-carved openwork' (肉彫地透). It combines thick, high-relief (nikubori) sculptural carving with openwork (sukashi) techniques on the iron plate (ji). Primarily used during the Edo period by schools like Shoami, this style creates a three-dimensional effect, making the motif stand out from the ground, often featuring detailed, rounded figures rather than simple silhouettes.Technique: 'Niku' (肉) refers to meat/flesh, implying thickness or rounding of the metal, while 'Ji-sukashi' (地透) means openwork on the ground plate.