This is an amazing tsuba made of shakudo featuring a depiction of a stingray, fish, and octopus.
The tsuba has an unusual surface and a very expressive design. The thickness of the plate is about 5 mm, and the maximum thickness of the tsuba is approximately 1 cm.
Signed: Yasunaga + ka (安永)
Yasunaga - student of the 1st gen. Yasuchika (1670-1744 Edo founder of the Tsuchiya school)