Japan
Edo period (1603–1868)
Sentoku, shakudo, silver, gold, copper
H: 6.7 cm; W: 6.4 cm; Thickness: 4 mm
H. Nakago Hitsu Ana: 2.8 cm
Tsuba in chiselled sentoku depicting a man wearing a kimono and a cap, holding a scroll in his hands and sporting a beard; on the left side is a tree that continues onto the reverse; the whole is enhanced with shakudo, silver, gold and copper.
Seppa Dai signed ‘Hamano Shozui’.
Ref.: 4187
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