Of pierced iron, elaborately cut with lotus petal border.
Dimensions
61 x 52 x 6.3 mm
Weight
75 grams
Materials
Brass and gold
Origin
Japan
Dating
Circa 1900
Provenance
A European private collection
Price €250, -
Description
A charming tsuba for a tanto. Made of a yellowish copper alloy, it that depicts a hawk on a pine tree, preying over smaller birds. Some details like its beak, claws and the birds are highlighted with gold.
The work is signed 正允, "Masayoshi", a maker I have not been able to find in the standard reference books.
This is a classic design from around the Meiji period (1868-1912) that was made by several makers at the time.
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