AN ICHINOMIYA TSUBA
After Nagatsune, Edo period (19th century)
The rounded rectangular iron plate finished with a tsuchime ground carved with streaks of raindrops and decorated with a courtier holding a lantern and umbrella watching a swallow beneath a partially obscured full moon, all in iroe takazogan, takabori, kebori and shishiaibori the moon and clouds in sukashibori, inscribed Ichinomiya Echizen Daijo Fujiwara Nagatsune and kao
3 1/4in (8cm) high

clouds moon person square