A shibuichi and shakudo tsuba
Ichinomiya School, 18th century
Of oval form, one side of shibuichi, inlaid in takazogan with a cat and captured bird, the reverse of shakudo, engraved with a stand of bamboo, signed Nagatsune with kao.
6.5cm (2 5/8in).
Sold for £660 (€777) inc. premium
Footnotes
鐔　猫　銘「長常（花押）」　18世紀

Provenance: John Harding collection, 1964.