Shakudo Tsuba Signed "Tsuneshige" - Minamoto Yoshitsune at Mure Takamatsu This is an old item

This is an old item with new jabara ito ajiro kumiage maki (type of jabara ito)

Nakago hole: 11 cm

Kadori Myojin is a god responsible for calming it down

Fuchikashira signed "Hosono Sozaemon Masamori" with NBTHK Hozon Tosogu

According to one interpretation this hungry wolf is searching for food when suddenly moon appears from behind the clouds and he instinctively wants to bite it

Shakudo Tsuba Signed "Tsuneshige" - Minamoto Yoshitsune at Mure Takamatsu This is an old itemShakudo tsuba signed "Tsuneshige". Unfortunately I was not able to find more about that craftsman. Tsuba is made of shakudo with both nanako and migaki ji (polished surface). With gold, silver, copper inlay and gold iroe. Tsuba is unusually heavy for its size, therefore I suspect there is a very high gold content in this shakudo alloy. Decorated with a motif of Minamoto Yoshitsune at Mure Takamatsu. Size: 73 mm x 70 mm x 4,5 mm