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Sadao – Chrysanthemum

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Tsuba: Chrysanthemum

Signature/mei: Sadao

Material: iron, shakudo

Era/jidai: 19th/20th century

Dimension(h/w): 66 x 57 mm

Certificate: NBTHK Hozon

Price: on request

Carved on the iron base we see a rain shower (shigure) and a chrysanthemum, with the flower of the chrysanthemum inlaid in shakudo. The tsuba is signed Sadao and on the ura side we find his kao very cleanly and finely carved. Since Sadao was a student of Kano Natsuo, we can clearly see the influence of his master, as the entire tsuba is reminiscent of a Natsuo design.