A shibuichi tsuba
Mito style, 18th century
Of oval form, inlaid in iroe takazogan with the youthful Yoshitsune meeting Sojobo, the tengu king, beside a waterfall, the reverse with cryptomeria trees beside a waterfall and rapids, signed Kurowa Katsutoshi with kao.
6.7cm (2 5/8in).
Sold for £840 (€993) inc. premium
Footnotes
鐔　遮那王(義経）と僧正房　銘「黒羽勝利（花押）」　18世紀

Provenance: L.J. Wickes collection, purchased at Glendining & Co., London, 1964.

For the maker, see Haynes, Index, no.H 02906. He was apparently a prolific maker who combined the Mito and Tamagawa school styles.