Autumn grass and Deer Design Tsuba

Design: Autumn grass and Deer

Mei: Mumei, but has been attributed to the Mino Tradition

Material: Gold

Era: Mid Edo Period

Region: Mino Province

Box:  Paulownia box

This Tsuba has a variety of flowers and Deer as its theme which is crafted  on a background of a nice Nanakoji pattern. I would estimate this  Tsuba to be made by the Mino tradition, during the Edo period.