Double sided tsuba with susano-o (in Chinese mythology, the powerful storm of the summer) with vajra (thunderbolt) and dragon. Bronze, copper, shakundo (gold/copper alloy), gold, shibuichi (silver/copper alloy). Japan, 19th century.
Double sided tsuba with susano-o (in Chinese mythology, the powerful storm of the summer) with vajra (thunderbolt) and dragon. Bronze, copper, shakundo (gold/copper alloy), gold, shibuichi (silver/copper alloy). Japan, 19th century.