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Chrysanthemum – Saotome

Tsuba: Saotome Chrysanthemum

Signature/mei: unsigned

Material: iron

Era/jidai: Momoyama

Dimension: (h)92.7mm/(w)93.1mm/(rim)6.1mm

NBTHK: Hozon (2022 – Mumei Saotome)

Kiri box

Price: €1600 / $1750 / ¥250000

Large Saotome tsuba with no hitsu ana. Due to the size above 9cm and with the typical Saotome Chrysanthemum design with no hitsu ana, it could have been made during the Momoyama period.