Iron tsuba, Japan, mid-Edo periodOf nadekaku gata form chased in usunikubori and inlaid in takazogan suaka gold and shakudo with a tiger near the waves and a dragon in the clouds. On the reverse side are chiseled waves bubbling. Kogai hitsu ana and kozuka hitsu ana on each side of the seppadai. The ji is treated in ishime (imitation of the stone by hammering). The tiger associated with the dragon are symbols of the two supreme animal forces, one on earth and the other in the air. 8,4 x 8 cmWith its presentation box in kiri .