Tsuba depicting a hare and horsetail under the moon peering out from the clouds.
According to a legend the hare was charged to polish the moon. He polished it with stems of horsetail. The changing of the moon phases is the result of his work, when the hare little by little polish the full surface of the moon.
No inscription. Style - Nara.
Age - Edo.
Iron, iroe zogan with copper, gold and silver, taka bori.
Mokko gata, uchikaeshi mimi; 6,9 х 6,2 x 0,4 cm.
ungetsu tokusa usagi zu tetsu ji mokko gata taka bori iroe zogan uchikaeshi mimi
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