Shakudo Nanako Kuromochi Kamon Kozuka Tsuba is decorated with Minamoto

Tsuba is decorated with Minamoto Yoshitsune under plum tree in blossom

Shakudo tsuba and fuchikashira decorated with a dragon among clouds

Thick iron sukashi tsuba

Therefore we can judge it based on workmanship alone

Condition: good with small signs of wear

Shakudo Nanako Kuromochi Kamon Kozuka Tsuba is decorated with MinamotoShakudo kozuka decorated with Kuromochi Kamon. This mon was used by Kuroda Yoshitaka. He was a chief strategist of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. He also thought under Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu. "He became a Christian when he was 38, and received "Simeon Josui" as a baptismal name (rekishijin)" Wikipedia. Made in edo period. Size: 98 mm x 15 mm x 5 mm