A nice iron sukashi Aizu Shoami tsuba with takabori, nunome zogan and iro-e. The condition of this tsuba is excellent and it has nice details. Especially, the character's face and the fine line carving of the waves are nicely done. The theme is of Kanzan and Jittoku, two famous Chinese monks.
Click here for more information on the legend of Kanzan and Jittoku. This tsuba is accompanied by a NBTHK Hozon paper that was issued in 2003 and a storage box.