HAMANO STYLE COPPER AND SENTOKU TSUBA

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HAMANO STYLE COPPER AND SENTOKU TSUBA
LATE EDO-MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY), SIGNATURE HAMANO NORIYUKI

Nadekakugata and divided by a wide sentoku band, the copper guard is applied in low relief in shibuichi, copper, silver and gold with a tree snake amidst vines snatching a sparow in flight; inscribed Hamano Noriyuki, height 9.6cm.