Tsuba: Dragon in the Clouds
Signature/mei: Akao Yoshitsugu
Material: shakudo, katakiriba with gold inlay
Era/jidai: Edo
Dimension: 6.1 cm x 5.8 cm x 0.36 cm
Price: not available
This small tsuba is made for a tanto. A dragon – inlayed with gold – flies through nicely carved shakudo clouds. One hitsuana.