"Tsuba Aoi-gata Edo Period (1603-1868) Japan 17th Century"
Tsuba Aoi-Gata EDO period (1603-1868)The shape of the tsuba is turned up on the edges imitating the movement of the waves caused by the waterfallWrought iron inlaid with gold and silver with motifs of a wise man on a bank holding a stick in his hands and contemplating a waterfall on the mountainsideThe other side of the tsuba represents the waves below a waterfall Japan 17th century good condition (see photos)Slight oxidationDimensions 6 x 6.5 x 0.4 cm