AN ONIN STYLE TSUBA

Details
AN ONIN STYLE TSUBA
MUROMACHI PERIOD (CIRCA 1450)

The thin oval iron plate is inlaid with brass in a design of family crests, gourd vines, flowers and plants. The reverse has the same design. Some wire inlay is missing and the plate is dry--height 7.4cm., width 7.2cm., thickness 2.5mm.
Provenance
John Harding, London