Hi all,
I'm hoping that the expertise of the board will be able to help me out with some more details of this tsuba. I have identified it as Akasaka, but I don't have the books to be able to pin down exactly when or who made it - they are next on my shopping list. I believe it is mid-Edo, but it would be much appreciated if someone can help!
Scans to show general design, the colour is relatively accurate, but probably more brown coloured in real light:
Picture showing three laye