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.


