Iron sukashi tsuba after Hayashi from Higo. Decorated with shell sukashi that represents Kai-awase game. It is a shell matching game that became popular in Heian period. It is worth checking photos of Kai-awase shells as some of them were painted in truly spectacular way.
Made in mid edo period.
Size: 68 mm x 67 mm x 5,2 mm
Without kiri box
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