Shakudo-Ji Tatemarugata Zogan Fukurin Tsuba

Reference Number	TU-10988
Title	[ Sakura Flowers ]
Time	The Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Inscription	No Inscription
L x W x H	7.1 x 6.1 x 0.6 cm
Nakago Hole	2.7 x 0.7 cm
Weight	120 g
Material	Shakudo (Alloy of Copper and Gold)
Box	No Box
Certificate	No Certificate
Description	Its circumference is covered with silver metal plate (Fukurin). (The covering was done at the same time as the tsuba was made.) Sakura (Japanese Cherry) flowers are expressed in carving and the Zogan inlay method with silver. Some parts of the inlay are peeled off. The under side is a little waste. Although, the tsuba looks tasteful.
Price	Sold, Thank you.

Features
	It is made from Shakudo (Alloy of copper and gold).
	Its shape is oval.
	Sakura flowers are expressed by chisel.
	Sakura flowers are also expressed in inlay.
	The rim part is covered with silver plate.