A dark shibuichi tsuba
After Nara Toshinaga, mid 19th century
Of rounded rectangular form, carved in relief and inlaid with Kashiwade no Omihakobi slaying a ferocious tiger, the reverse similarly decorated with a waterfall, details in gold and silver zogan, signed Toshinaga with kao; with two wood storage boxes. 7.9cm (3 1/8in). (3).
Footnotes
鍔 膳臣巴提使 銘「利壽（花押）」 19世紀中期
The kao is that of Nara Toshinaga, who died in 1736 and who was much copied by good metalworkers in the 19th century.
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