Technical relation and data:

Tsuba in iron, of circular shape, diam. 80mm. Thickness 4.7mm, weight gr. 108

Technique of working:

Job executed to traforo (boring), chisel, lima and burin. Executed burnishing to flame.

( Private collection Arch. G. Bonuccelli )

Materials used:

Iron, pure silver and pure branch.

The elements in pure silver and pure branch are applied through previous joint recording of the iron and their successive beating.

This particular technique is said Geminatura and has been executed respecting rigorously the method used anciently from Masters Tsubashi of many famous Japanese schools.

Reason of the Tsuba:

I have created this Tsuba for Master of Sword Miyazaki Kentaro of Nagasaki. For this on the skillful side door the Coat of arms of His Family: the Flower of the Mandarin.

To the center the Seppa Dai is surrounded of a branch of plum with is buds. The branch is worked to all round and finished off in a way much classic so that it can detach clearly from the Coat of arms that instead is worked in plan nearly was a graphical expression.