Japanese Iron Tsuba

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Japanese antique Iron tsuba with gold phoenix onlay —

This is an antique iron tsuba with a nice dark brown, almost black patina. The phoenix onlay is made of two types of gold , one a lighter gold alloy (Aoikin) and one pure gold (Akakuchi) to create a color contrast in the tail and neck of the phoenix. The tail beautifully wraps around the […]