Tsuba:(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Paper)(Consignment Sale)

Mei(signature): Egawa Sai Katsura Sorin(Kao)

Length:7.95cm x 7.60cm(3.12 inches x 2.99 inches)
Thickness of rim: 0.50cm(0.19 inches)
Jidai(era): Late Edo period.
Weight: 172g

Special feature: Iron Tsuba, Ajiro pattern and vine design are engraved with gold color.
Katsura Sorin was born in 1774.
He was a metalsmith active in the late Edo period.