Shakudo Tsuba Signed "Tsuneshige" - Minamoto Yoshitsune at Mure Takamatsu Nakago hole: 11 cm

Nakago hole: 11 cm

Kadori Myojin is a god responsible for calming it down

Decorated with iris

According to one interpretation this hungry wolf is searching for food when suddenly moon appears from behind the clouds and he instinctively wants to bite it

Shakudo Tsuba Signed "Tsuneshige" - Minamoto Yoshitsune at Mure Takamatsu Nakago hole: 11 cmShakudo tsuba signed "Tsuneshige". Unfortunately I was not able to find more about that craftsman. Tsuba is made of shakudo with both nanako and migaki ji (polished surface). With gold, silver, copper inlay and gold iroe. Tsuba is unusually heavy for its size, therefore I suspect there is a very high gold content in this shakudo alloy. Decorated with a motif of Minamoto Yoshitsune at Mure Takamatsu. Size: 73 mm x 70 mm x 4,5 mm