A NARA STYLE SHAKUDO AND ENAMELLED TSUBA

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A NARA STYLE SHAKUDO AND ENAMELLED TSUBA
EDO PERIOD (BEARING A DATE KANPO-SAN MIZUNOTO-I NEN HARU [SPRING OF 1743]) AND INSCRIBED YASUCHIKA

The mokko guard is fitted with a slightly raised, thin lip and is pierced with inome sukashi (boar's eye) in the indents; the surfaces of both sides and the rim are carved with rolling waves, highlighted with gold spray and decorated with applied cloisonne maple leaves and cherry blossoms; ryu-hitsu plugged shakudo, signed Kanpo-san mizunoto nen haru (Spring of Kanpo-3 [1743])--height 7.1 cm, width 6.6 cm; wood storage box