Shinchu Fuchkashira Signed "Rinsendo" with NBTHK Hozon Tosogu - Dragon Among Clouds Size: 85 mm x 80

Size: 85 mm x 80 mm x 4 mm

They made shakudo tsuba with hira zonag inlay

Only the front of this tsuba is carved and inlaid

Shakudo menuki with prying bird and tree branches

Front is made of silver with high relief shakudo

Shinchu Fuchkashira Signed "Rinsendo" with NBTHK Hozon Tosogu - Dragon Among Clouds Size: 85 mm x 80Fuchikashira signed "Rinsendo" with NBTHK Hozon Tosogu. Most famous craftsman using this go was Rinsendo Mitsumasa born in the 1721. However I have checked this signature against Mitsumasa piece I own and other available sources and it is written in a different way. Therefore I suspect that this piece could have been made by his adopted son who signed "Rinsendo Mitsuo". Unfortunately I was not able to find any examples of his signature for comparison.