Tsuba, Iron, shakudo (a soft copper and gold alloy), This tatsu (iron) tsuba is kiku (chrysanthemum) in shape and pattern. Ji sukashi (cutout) workmanship forms the flower’s petals. At the center is the nakago-ana, an opening through which the sword passes, surrounded by a migaki (smooth) surface with chisel marks and remnants of sekigane (plugs added to fit the tsuba to a sword) made of shakudo (a soft copper and gold alloy)., Japan, 17th century, metalwork, Decorative Arts, Tsuba

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