A shibuichi tsuba
Ichinomiya School, 19th century
Of oval form, inlaid in iroe takazogan with a nightingale flying over rice plants and a crescent moon, signed Nagatsune with kao.
6.7cm (2 5/8in).
Estimate: £600 – 700
€710 – 820
JPY 94,000 – 110,000
Footnotes
鐔　花鳥　銘「長常（花押）」　19世紀

Provenance: purchased at Lempertz, Cologne, 1971.