"Tsuba Naga Maru Gata - Japan - Edo Period (1603-1868)"
TSUBA Naga Maru GataJapan
Edo period (1603-1868)
Iron, shakudo, silver, brass, copper
H. 7.3; L. 7 cm; Thickness 4 mm
H. Nakago Hitsu Ana: 2.8 mm
Iron tsuba, decorated with a cherry tree with its flowers in shakudo, with a brass swallow flying over it.
The reverse is engraved with two brass and silver rocks in a river.
Ref : 4664
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