NihontoWatchNihontoWatchC299. Iron tsuba with a carved kiku (chrysanthemum) design. 8.1 x 8.3 x .33 cm. The nakago hitsu-ana is .9 x 2.9 cm. There is gold nunome zogan on the petals. Much of the gold appears to be lost to time and erosion but I bet it never was completely covered; the tsuba looks much better than it would if there were too much more gold. I find this quite pleasing..
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