An iron tsuba

Description:

Japan, signed Choshu ju Tomohisa, 19th cent.
H. 7,5 cm
Oval. Chrysanthemum flowers and leaves in niku bori.
From an old North German private collection, acquired between 1992 and 1994, this tsuba purchased at Sotheby's London, 19 May 1992, lot 187 - Slightly corroded