"Presented here is a fine example of a YOSHIRO tsuba dating to the late Muromachi period. Yoshiro tsuba originate from the Heianjo-zogan school and are not of independent origin. The term Yoshiro is but part of the name of Koike Yoshiro Naomasa.
The plate metal is iron of good quality and hardness like Heianjo-zogan work. The forging is very good. As seen here, the iron quality is good with the most admirable quality being the brass inlay making the contrast very elegant. The design here is a single tomoe with bellflower arabesque design. An exemplary example of a YOSHIRO tsuba." (Long)
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