Hand guard; Mokko-shaped tsuba; made up of 17 layers of alternating shakudo and red copper; deep volutes are cut on both sides in the shakudo surface; making the various layers of metal visible (guri-bori technique); the ryo hitu are filled with shakudo.; anonymous; Japan; 1700 - 1900; Edo-period (1600-1868) / Meiji-period (1868-1912); copper (metal); h 7.3 cm x w 6.6 cm x d 0.3 cm