Tsuba:(NBTHK Hozon Paper)
Mei (signature) : Inshu Ju Naomitsu
Length : 7.63 cm x 7.35 cm ( 3.00 inches x 2.89 inches)
Thickness of rim: 0.33 cm ( 0.12 inches)
Jidai(era) : Late Edo period
Weight: 97 grams.
Special feature: Iron Tsuba, narcissus is engraved and inlaid with cloth gold inlay style.
Inshu Ju Naomitsu is a metalsmith of Inaba province.
He studied under 8th generation of Takushige.
This Tsuba is recoerded in Token Bijyutsu 627.p.27.
NBTHK Hozon Paper
AOI estimation paper
In Kiri box.
