Shakudo Migaki Ground Tsuba Decorated with Tsudzumi What is most uncommon about

What is most uncommon about this kozuka is the use of stone/coral to make berries on the plant

Tsuka nakago hole: 24 mm x 7 mm

Kozuka decorated with herd of horses

Soft metal fuchikashira

that is why it has a slightly red colour where gold wear off

Shakudo Migaki Ground Tsuba Decorated with Tsudzumi What is most uncommon aboutShakudo sukashi tsuba with polished ground. Decorated with Tsudzumi, Japanese hand drum. On the drum pine branches made with flat inlay gold wire. There exist almost identical tsuba with NBTHK attribution to Bushu School. However a fellow collector owned another example of this tsuba with Kaga Kinko attribution. Tsuba made with beautiful dark blue shakudo. Size: 70 mm x 66 mm x 4,5 mm Made in late Edo period.