Iron tsuba decorated with a samurai shooting an arrow at a boat, Japan, mid-Edo period Of naga maru gata form, chased in usu niku bori and taka niku bori with some details inlaid with gold leaf. It depicts an armored samurai on horseback near the waves, preparing to shoot an arrow at a boat in the distance. On the reverse, pine trees near the waves. This may be the legend of Nasu no Yoichi at the Battle of Yashima. Dim. 6.9 x 6.7 cm