KO KATCHUSHI

"Masterpiece Ko Katchushi tsuba with dote mimi, iron thin plate. The rim is peculiar to armorer's tsuba. Also, if you look closely at this background, there is a thin inlay, which seems to have been added later. Perhaps, it is considered that the samurai who inherited the tsuba later carved a pattern like a family crest inlay.
The sukashi openings represent the moon and its reflection, and a star?." (Long)

Dimensions: Height 83.9mm, Width 82.4mm. Thick mimi 3mm to 38mm, Face base 2.8mm to 3mm.

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