A  Hirado Kunishige school tsuba. This guard was made in Hizen Provence. It shows this school's typical use of unusual Roman letters and this stylized dragon is often seen in Hirado works. 

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For comparable example in the Ashmolean museum see link

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Around 1750

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Size total: 7 x 6,4 cm.

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€ 175 ,- + shipping

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