Shakudo tsuba, Hamano school, Japan, Edo period, 19th century Of nagamaru gata form chiseled in usunikubori, shishiai bori and inlaid in takazogan and tokin representing Shoki mounted on a shishi crossing a bridge with a drawn sword, the hand and his face are inlaid in suaka and gold. On the reverse side, a terrified oni is holding on to a post under the bridge. Signed Hamano Noriyuki - 濱野矩隨. 7 cm Provenance: Former Grataloup collection.