Soten Tsuba Signed ''Goshu Masashige" with Ri Haku and Great Waterfall Kozuka signed "Kawahosai" which is

Kozuka signed "Kawahosai" which is one of the names used by Kawarabayashi Hideoki

Carvings are made with sukidashi bori technique

Saya depth: 29 cm

Made in an early edo period

This kozuka makes a real impression in original size

Soten Tsuba Signed ''Goshu Masashige" with Ri Haku and Great Waterfall Kozuka signed "Kawahosai" which isIron Soten School tsuba signed "Goshu Masashige" H 04462. 0. Decorated with Ri Haku (Li Bai) looking at the Kan Baku (Great Waterfall) located in Lushan. Li Bai was a Chinese poet of the Tang Dynasty that ruled over China between year 618 and 907. On tsuba we can see Ri Haku with a child looking at the great waterfall. This is a common way of presenting this scene. However in most cases we will see just a Chinese style landscape. In here there are