A shakudo tsuba
By Akao Yoshitsugu II, Edo Period, mid 18th Century
Of oval form, with gold mimi, pierced in positive silhouette with three flying cranes, signed Echizen ju Akao Yoshitsugu.
2 7/8in (7.3cm
Sold for US$ 840 (€621) inc. premium
Footnotes
Provenance: Alexander Moslé collection
Published Moslé 1909, no. 1489 Moslé 1914, no. 1489; Moslé 1932a, no. 1489

For the maker, see Haynes, no. H 12226.