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An unpublished catalogue of the A. H. Church collection of Japanese sword-guards (tsuba) by Albert James Koop.
Tsuji Rinsendō Mitsumasa (b. 1722, d. 1777) at first pursued the Yokoya style, but later that of the Nara, and was followed by half a dozen pupils. The technique known as sumi-zōgan, whereby an ink (sumi) drawing is imitated by an inlay (zōgan) of shakudō on silver or shibuichi, is characteristic of Rinsendō work.
Tsuba with willow branches and swallows (EAX.11141)
Tsuba with orchis plants (EAX.11142)
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