Tachi Kanagushi Tsuba

Yamagane tsuba with numerous tiny punch marks arranged in small clusters as well as swirled patterns on both sides of the plate.  The swirled patterns are arranged in a band around the plate on both sides. Traces of black lacquer remain in many of the punch marks.  The kozuka ana is original to the design. Thin light and elegant, this tsuba is a nice representation of common tachikanagushi work of the Muromachi.

6.35 x 6.0 x 0.3 cm

Mid Muromachi period (15th c.)