Iron Shingen tsuba with visible brass and copper wire with added yamagane fukurin.
According to some stories this type of tsuba became popular because of famous Muromachi period daimyo Takeda Shingen. It is said that before battles he braided the wire on iron tsuba himself.
Most Shingen style tsuba are iron plates with inlaid brass and copper wire, however this type does not really correspond with the stories. Here is an example of iron tsuba with braided brass and copper wire. Insides are filled and whole tsuba is lacquered.
Size: 85 mm x 83 mm
Made in edo period.
