YOKOYA TIGER DAI SHO TSUBA

A fine Yokoya dai sho tsuba of tigers and bamboo in katakiribori and keibori on the face, and Katabami mon in keibori on the reverse. The plate is polished shibuichi with a golden tan color. The Katabami mon was used by several of the minor Daimyo families. Robert Haynes commented on the fine quality of the katakiribori. The gold sekigane has yasuri in a rain pattern. Dai: 7.93 cm x 7.62 cm. 2.8 mm at the mimi 4.4 mm at seppa dai. Sho: 7.52 cm x 7.26 cm 2.8 mm at the mimi 4.3 at the seppa dai.