Iron tsuba of mokkō form (mokkōgata) pierced (sukashi) and inlaid with precast dark brass inlay (taka-zōgan) with somewhat abstract/geometrical design that can be liberally described as pines, mist, and snow.

Momoyama or early Edo period. End of the 16th – beginning of the 17th century.

Heianjō school. Unsigned.

Dimensions: 86.8 x 82.9 x 4.5 mm.