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"An iron plate tsuba that was mounted on a large katana, pierced in negative sukashi of a 64 petal kiku (chrysanthemum) flower. The spokes join in the center of the plate to the seppa-dai. Some of the spokes appear to be inlaid, some are not but it is very hard to tell based on the age and quality of the work. Being that there are no signed examples of this type of work, and based on the age of this example, this was made prior to the Saotome School. The iron appears well forged and finished to represent great strength. Seems to date to Muromachi period, ca. 1400. Hakogaki dated 1973." (Long)
10.06cm x 9.91cm x 0.57cm |
