A shibuichi tsuba
Ichinomiya School, 19th century
Of oval form, carved in shishiaibori and inlaid with a sage wearing a broad hat and standing among stands of bamboo, the ryohitsu plugged with shakudo, signed Nagayoshi with kao.
7cm (2¾in).
Sold for £780 (€918) inc. premium
Footnotes
鐔　竹林と賢人　銘「長義（花押）」　19世紀