An iron tsuba of round shape inlaid with shakudō, gold, and silver with a motif of a weather-beaten (nozarashi) skull and grasses growing beside as well as through the eye-pit, and a crescent moon above the scene. Grasses on the reverse.
Unsigned.
Dimensions: 71.7 x 70.6 x 4.2 mm
Reference: Skull, bones and grave markers
SOLD
Additional Information
| Collection | Japanese swords & fittings |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Tsuba |
| Country | Japan |
| Period | Edo period [江戸時代] (1603–1868) |
| Subject | Grass , Skull |
| Media/Technique | Inlay , Suemon-zōgan |
| Material | Gold , Iron , Shakudo , Silver |
| Acquisition year | 2013 |
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