Ordering Number: AF23294

Tsuba:(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu)
Inscription: Mumei(unsigned)(Yagyu 柳生)

Dimensions: 6.87 cm × 6.86 cm (2.70 in × 2.70 in)
Thickness of center: 0.42 cm (0.17 in)
Weight: 92 g

Era: early Edo period, 17th century
Features: A small iron tsuba featuring an openwork design of suigetsu (the moon reflected on the water's surface). It is one of the representative motifs of the Yagyū

In Kiri box, Urushi box
NBTHK Hozon Certificate
Aoi Art estimation paper

Auction Starting Price: 700,000 JPY

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