• $1630

A large copper tsuba
After Tamagawa Yoshihisa, mid 19th century
Of rounded rectangular form, carved in takabori and inlaid in shakudo takabori, with Shaka (Shakyamuni) crossing the sea in a shower of rain, his halo and scattered clouds inlaid with gilt metal, inscribed Tamagawa Yoshihisa, Bunka rokunen, sangatsubi (the third month of the sixth year of Bunka [1809]); with wood storage box. 9.2cm (3 5/8in). (2).
FOOTNOTES
鍔 釈迦 銘「文化六年三月日玉川美久」 19世紀中期