The frameless shakudo plate is decorated in gold and shakudo high relief on a nanako ground. The rounded butt has a crashing wave design and the center of the plate is decorated with a tachi--length 9.1cm., thickness 6.75mm.
Lot Essay
This well-known design of a tachi thrown into the waves by Niita [no] Yoshisada (1307-1338) is found on many fittings.