An iron tsuba
Nara School, 18th century
Of oval form, inlaid in iroe takazogan with a foreigner dressed in multi-national attire and with a rifle slung over his shoulder as he holds a shakudo hunting dog on a leash, signed Toshinaga with kao.
7.6cm (3in).
Sold for £2,280 (€2,685) inc. premium
Footnotes
鐔　オランダ人と犬　銘「利寿(花押）」　18世紀

Provenance: Roland Hartman collection, purchased at Christie’s London, 1976.