Bronze tsuba of mokkō form with narrow slightly raised rim carved in kebori with the sea weed and inlaid with a lobster (ebi) made of copper on the face and two sea shells made of shakudo on the back. Lobster’s antennae inlaid in gold, and eyes inlaid in shakudo. Ishime-ji treated surface.

Unsigned.

Late Edo period (mid-19th century).

Dimensions: 76.3 x 71.1 x 3.7 mm