Dragon Design Large Tsuba

Description

Design: Dragon
Mei: Mumei, but has been attributed to the Mito Tradition
Material: Iron
Era: Late Edo Period
Region: Mito Province
Box: Paulownia box
[Size]
Height: 10.0cm
Width: 9.6cm 
Thickness: 0.5cm
Weight: 181g
[Describe]
Very large Tsuba. It was probably attached to a very large Katana Koshirae. The fact that it is a finely trained Iron and beats back the ear firmly indicates that it was not mass-produced. This is a very decorative Tsuba.