TSUBA naga maru gata - Japan - Edo period (1603-1868)

TSUBA naga maru gata
Japan
Edo period (1603-1868)
Iron, copper, gold, silver
H.: 7; L.: 6.7 cm; Thickness: 4 mm
H. Nakago Hitsu Ana: 2.9 cm

Openwork tsuba, chiseled with seven men in kimono in a bamboo forest, holding a scroll, all enhanced with gold, copper and silver.
The sides are decorated with a geometric frieze.

Ref.: 6836

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