Shakudo Tsuba Signed "Tsuneshige" - Minamoto Yoshitsune at Mure Takamatsu With silver shitodome

With silver shitodome

According to one interpretation this hungry wolf is searching for food when suddenly moon appears from behind the clouds and he instinctively wants to bite it

And this piece was made as a keepsake that he left after going back to his original place of work

Fuchi: 38 mm x 22 mm

Shakudo Tsuba Signed "Tsuneshige" - Minamoto Yoshitsune at Mure Takamatsu With silver shitodomeShakudo tsuba signed "Tsuneshige". Unfortunately I was not able to find more about that craftsman. Tsuba is made of shakudo with both nanako and migaki ji (polished surface). With gold, silver, copper inlay and gold iroe. Tsuba is unusually heavy for its size, therefore I suspect there is a very high gold content in this shakudo alloy. Decorated with a motif of Minamoto Yoshitsune at Mure Takamatsu. Size: 73 mm x 70 mm x 4,5 mm