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Echizen Akao

Tsuba: Crescent Moon

Signature/mei: mumei

Material: iron

Era/jidai: Edo

Dimension(h/w): 80 x 77mm

Price: €1250/ $1350 / ¥200000

This tsuba comes from the collection of the famous kodogu collector Kokobu Kenichi and is attributed to Echizen Akao. The design shows the crescent moon with stars and a flying bird, probably a swallow, while everything is surrounded by clouds. The design looks surprisingly modern with the curved lines as clouds, while the moon forms the hitsuana.