Type: Tsuba Material: Iron Estimated Age: Edo period Mass: 109.8 g Signature: 忠次 - Tadatsugu
This minimalist iron tsuba features an openwork (sukashi) cherry blossom. The five-petal sakura design, an enduring motif in Japanese art, symbolizes renewal and the fleeting nature of life. The blossom is balanced by the hitsu-ana across the plate in a harmonious composition that allows light and shadow to play through the openwork, a hallmark of Edo-period aesthetics that prized quiet elegance and thoughtful negative space.
The tsuba is forged from dense iron with a well-preserved, even patina of deep brown-black tone.
