Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Inscribed by Honjō Yoshitane Japanese
Honjō Yoshitane is chiefly known as a masterful engraver of sword blades, but he also decorated some sword fittings, such as this tsuba. It features a design of a fisherman caught in a squall.
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