A shakudo tsuba
School of Kano Natsuo, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th centuryThe tsuba of mokko form, the rim slightly raised, bearing an ishime ground, inlaid with a dove perched on the branch of an ancient willow tree above a winding stream, the details in silver and gold, unsigned; with a wood storage box. 6.8cm (2?in). (2).
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For a similar example decorated with herons and a willow tree, see Ikeda Suematsu and Yoshida Teruzo, Kano Natsuo meihinshu (Collected Masterpieces of Kano Natsuo), Tokyo, Yuzankaku, 1972, p.23, no.7.