<Heart-shaped Tsuba>
This tsuba was made by Masataka Ito in the late Edo period.
The slightly vertical patterns of the Mokumegane look like the water shaken by the wind, and it is very mysterious.
The shape is called “Inome” used a wild boar’s eye as its motif and has been traditionally used for a long time. Doesn’t it look very similar to heart-shape? The shape has the meaning of amulet and blessing and is considered as auspicious.