Tsuba:
Mei (signature) : Mumei(Unsigned) attribute as Koshu school.
Length : 6.83 cm x 6.54 cm ( 2.69 inches x 2.57 inches.)
Thickness of rim : 0.4 cm ( 0.16 inches.)
Weight : 82 grams
Jidai(era) : Edo period.
Special feature : Pair crane, Mino-Game turtle and elderly couple engraved openwork on oval shape Shakudo Tsuba.
At ancient Japan, cranes were believed to live for millennium and turtles were believed to live for ten millenniums.
