Tsuba: Rabbit jumping waves
Signature/mei: mumei
Material: shibuichi, relief with gold inlays
Era/jidai: late Edo
Dimension: 5.00 cm x 5.9 cm x 0.46 cm
Shape: Tate Mokko
No papers (guarantee Hozon)
Price: not available
A tsuba with the famous design of a rabbit jumping through waves. The spray of the sea and the eye of the rabbit is inlaid and accentuated with gold. The rabbit and the waves look very lively, as the rabbit twists his body to evade a large breaking wave. A wonderful small tate mokko shaped shibuichi tsuba for a tanto with one hitsuana.
