Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Inscribed by Kanō Natsuo Japanese
Inscribed by 紫原壽良画 Murasakibara Toshiyoshi Japanese
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Kanō Natsuo, the last great maker of sword fittings, decorated the front; his co-worker Toshiyoshi decorated the reverse. The commissioner of the tsuba is identified as Shirase. It features a design of a kingfisher on a branch.
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