Jidai (era) : Edo period, 18th / 19th century
School : Efu Ju Masatsune (genuine signature)
Motif design : Iris flower’s
Material : very well forged & carved fine iron tsuba with some fine sukashi / cut-out
with a rich & deep dark chocolate brown patina mix with gold inlay’s,
all the inlay’s are perfectly intact and present, none are missing, the condition is really good !
Good workmanship with very nice details
Sizes : 7.4 cm x 7.0 cm or 2-7/8″ x 2-3/4″
Thickness : 4.6 mm