Item No. 50 Brass tsuba with raised rim , ishime ground , gold ,silver , copper and shakudo inlays 8.20 cm x 7.45 cm x 0.47 cm over plain , 0.71 cm over figure
Subject of Monkey King , Songoku standing on a cloud , exhaling a crowd of small armed figures who are attacking / frightening off an Oni . King Oni maybe ?
The rear uses gold dust to create the impression of mist
With a grass script ? signature Natsuo. Studio ?