Sword Guard (tsuba) with Crab

SHIBATA ZESHIN (1807–1891)

Lacquer over wood; 3½ x 3¼ x ⅛ in. (8.9 x 8.3 x 0.32 cm)
Late Edo period/early Meiji era, ca. 1860–76
Signed: Tairyūkyo Zeshin