C310. Iron tsuba. 7 x 7.6 x .5 cm at the slightly raised rim. The nakago hitsu-ana is .8 x 2.8 cm. The 2 generations of Futagoyama Norisuke and their school worked in late Edo period, making their own designs and also making utsushi, work in the style of other groups. In the west they are sometimes treated as lesser important copiers but that is far from the truth; they produced some amazing art. This tsuba is in the style of Yamakichibei, with tekkotsu on the rim and a yakite (melted) surface. The sukashi is a sedge hat, the Hozon paper from the NBTHK in Tokyo is dated 2021, and condition is pristine. $525.