Bidspirit auction | JAPANESE IRON TSUBA WITH SHRIMP

JAPANESE IRON TSUBA WITH SHRIMP DETAIL - Edo Period, Ca. AD 1603 - 1868. An iron tsuba boldly inlaid with gold and copper to depict a stylised shrimp coiled around the seppa-dai. Size: 78mm x 78mm; Weight: 145g. Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex Piasa Sale 1201, Asian Art, 14 June 2012, lot 60. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.