ONO MITSUTAKA: AN IRON TSUBA WITH A FIERCE DRAGON By Ono Mitsutaka, signed Choshu Hagi ju, Mitsutaka saku Japan, Choshu province, mid to late 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868) Of naga-marugata shape with a square edge, with a kogai and kozuka hitsu-ana, copper sekigane, worked in high relief with a fierce dragon gripping a tama in its claws, its body disappearing and reappearing behind the swirling clouds. Signed Choshu Hagi ju, MITSUTAKA saku [Made by Mitsutaka, a resident of Hagi, Choshu Province]. HEIGHT 7.5 cm, LENGTH 7.1 cm WEIGHT 108.5 g Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and typical traces of use. The artist is listed in Haynes Index of Japanese Sword Fittings and Associated Artists on p. 1097 (H 05431.0). Haynes identifies the artist as the student of the Goto Seijo school.

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