An eagle and a little bird

[TYPE]
Tsuba : Sword guard.

[ARTIST NAME AND SCHOOL]
Masayoshi, Ishiguro school

[PERIOD]
Late Edo period

[AREA OF ORIGIN]
Musashi province

[STYLE]
Oboro gin migakiji tatemarugata takabori iroe

[SIZE]
Length : 68 mm
Width : 62.6 mm
Thickness at seppadai : 5 mm