An iron tsuba

Description:

Japan, signed Kofu ju Namitoshi, early 19th cent.
Round, iron migakiji, three nasubi in niku bori and shakudo.
From an old North German private collection, acquired between 1992 and 1994, formerly the Soame Jenyns Collection (1904 - 1976), sold at Sotheby's London, 19 May 1992, lot 49 - Minor corrosion, wear