Tsuba: NBTHK Hozon paper
Mei (signature) : Mumei(Ko-tosho)
Length : 8.53 cm x 8.55 cm ( 3.35 inches x 3.36 inches)
Thickness of rim : 0.32 cm ( 0.12 inches)
Jidai(era) : Muromachi period
Special feature: A round iron sukashi-tsuba belongs to Ko-tosho tsuba. The design has an elegant tensity. There is an incomparable beauty to be found in primitiveness and simplicity. Iron surface bears good patina of age. This is a type of old tsuba rarely to be met with.
NBTHK Hozon paper
AOI estimation paper
In Kiri box.
