A large Hamano-school sentoku tsuba
Meiji era (late 19th century), after Miboku
Circular with slightly raised rim and decorated with a bold design of the Great Buddha at Kamakura and a single sparrow in copper takazogan, the halo in gold takazogan and the pine needles and gnarled pine tree on the verso rendered in katakiri-bori, shishiai-bori and copper and shakudo takazogan, the trunk of the tree finished to resemble bark, inscribed Miboku
3 1/2in (8.9cm) diameter