Tsuba: Sakura
Signature/mei: Suzuki Kanju
Material: iron
Era/jidai: late Edo
Dimension: 7.23 cm x 6.95 cm x 0.49 cm
Custom made Kiri box with cussion
NBTHK: Hozon (2023)
Price: €1570 / $1750 / ¥250000
Many sakura blossoms are carved from the iron base plate. The blossoms extend over the rim and continue on the ura side of this wonderful tsuba. The iron of the plate is a hard and strongly forged iron. Two hitsu ana, the one for the kogai is closed with shakudo.
