The A. H. Church Collection of Japanese Sword-Guards (Tsuba)
An unpublished catalogue of the A. H. Church collection of Japanese sword-guards (tsuba) by Albert James Koop.
The founder, Inagawa Naokatsu (1718-1761), was a pupil of the first Yanagawa. He had a numerous following, among whom were the Kikuchi [Japanese text], deriving from his pupil Kikuchi Tsunekatsu and working chiefly in the Yokoya style of katakiri engraving.
Lenticular tsuba with horses (EAX.11044)
Tsuba depicting the god Fudō standing in a landscape (EAX.11045)
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