Charming tsuba of 3 Eggplants

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Charming tsuba of 3 Eggplants

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Iron, marugata, three Japanese eggplants (nasu), with two in positive sukashi and one in negative sukashi. The three nasu are most likely an allusion to the three New Year’s good luck omens, which are: Mt. Fuji, a falcon, and an eggplant. It is said that you will have good luck when you dream of these auspicious items on New Year’s day. The exact reason that eggplants (nasu) are considered good luck unknown. It could be that they relate to the Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu’s fondness for eggplant. It could also be related to the word for eggplant (nasu) being a homonym for “to become”, and that this item represents attaining some desired achievement. Whatever the reason, this tsuba is particularly charming due to the use of positive and negative sukashi, and because of its pristine condition. Chōshū or Bushū school.

Mei/signature:
Mumei

School/province:
Chōshū or Bushū school

Period/age:
Edo

Measures:
6.90 cm x 6.60 cm x 0.60 cm

Certificate:
No

Included:
NO kiri box included