Kokinko Tsuba

Yamagane tsuba with umako and circle sukashi motif.  Simple and thin in the web, this tsuba is a classic chisaigatana tsuba of the mid 16th century.  There is a subtle flat spot on the inside edge of one of the umako sukashi, suggesting that it was once used with a saya implement - likely a kogai.

6.15 x 6.0 x 0.25 cm seppadai, 0.2 cm mimi

Late Muromachi period (mid 16th c.)