Edo Period Tsuba – Nanban Style Armorsmith Tsuba

Japanese Title: 牡丹唐草に蝶文小透図鍔 (botan karakusa ni cho mon ko-sukashi zu tsuba)
Material: Iron (tetsu 鉄)
Age: Early Edo Period (1615-1670) (江戸時代)
Size: 8.6 X 8.6 cm, 6.8 mm at rim, 2.5 mm at seppa-dai
Signature: mumei (無銘)
Shape: Maru-gata (丸形)
Openings: Kogai hitsu-ana (笄櫃孔)
Surface Finish: Tsuchime Ji (槌目地), Kuro Urushi (黒うるし)
Attachment: NBTHK Tokubetsu Kicho Nintei-sho (07/01/1970)