AN OVAL IRON TSUBA WITH CHRYSANTHEMUMS

Description:

Japan, signed Chôshû Hagi jû Tomonobu saku, 18th c.
H. 7,6 cm
Carved in openwork with chrysanthemums, two snails, a dragonfly and a suzumushi, details of gold. Old collector’s number 3.
Old Berlin private collection, assembled before 2000
Minor traces of age