Tsuba, Iron, gold inlay, gold leaf, This Kenji style tsuba is naga maru (round) in shape and has a gilded mimi kaku koniku (a square rim with slight rounding). The decoration uses maru bori (round surface carving) with nunome kin zogan (an inlay of gold leaf affixed to a serrated ground), and shows byo bu isso (a pair of folding screens) with patterns., At the center is the nakago-ana, an opening through which the sword passes. Surrounding this is the seppadai, a flat oval area that is migaki (burnished) and rimmed in gold. On either side are ryo-hitsu openings, both of the suhama type

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