Edo Period (1615-1868) 

An iron tsuba with sliver karasuka tendrils

Unsigned

Of kakumarugata form, with a kogai and kozuka hitsu ana, the kogai hitsu ana plugged in shibuichi, decorated in silver takazogan with karakusa tendrils issuing leaves and blossoms. The mimi (rim) lined in silver.

HEIGHT 7.4 cm
LENGTH 6.9 cm
WEIGHT 156 g

Provenance: Ex-collection Baroness Gérard. Ader Picard Tajan, 27 November 1989, lot 22.

Museum comparison:
Compare a related shakudo tsuba with karakusa and paulownia, Edo period, 6.7 cm tall, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, object number 46.122.37.