Shakudo Migaki Ground Tsuba Decorated with Tsudzumi Length: 17 cm

Length: 17 cm

What is most uncommon about this kozuka is the use of stone/coral to make berries on the plant

Size: 74 mm x 70 mm

He was a student of Tanaka Kiyotoshi working in late Edo and Meiji period

Soft metal fuchikashira

Shakudo Migaki Ground Tsuba Decorated with Tsudzumi Length: 17 cmShakudo sukashi tsuba with polished ground. Decorated with Tsudzumi, Japanese hand drum. On the drum pine branches made with flat inlay gold wire. There exist almost identical tsuba with NBTHK attribution to Bushu School. However a fellow collector owned another example of this tsuba with Kaga Kinko attribution. Tsuba made with beautiful dark blue shakudo. Size: 70 mm x 66 mm x 4,5 mm Made in late Edo period.