A Shibuichi and Mixed-Metal Tsuba
A Shibuichi and Mixed-Metal Tsuba

EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), INSCRIBED EIJU AND WITH KAO

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A Shibuichi and Mixed-Metal Tsuba
Edo period (19th century), inscribed Eiju and with kao
Circular shibuichi migaki-ji plate carved and inlaid in shakudo, copper, gold and silver with the god Daikoku kneeling beside a large sack and holding a stick and a radish on a cord, the tsuba applied with two cleats re-enforcing a vertical "split" in the plate
3 1/8in. (7.9cm.) diameter