An Inlaid-Iron Tsuba
An Inlaid-Iron Tsuba

EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)

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An Inlaid-Iron Tsuba
Edo period (19th century)
Oval iron plate carved with Gyokushi and a dragon in taka-bori and gold and silver taka-zogan
3 3/8in. (8.5cm.) long
With Hozon tosogu (Sword-fitting worthy of preserving) certificate no. 425424 issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai (Society for the Preservation of the Japan Art Sword), dated 1991.12.11

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