A tsuba, Japan, ca. 1650 Marugata iron tsuba, signed "Goshu Hikone Ju Niudo Soten Sei" (probably first generation). In strong, positive silhouette the poet Rihaku and a companion standing under a pine, looking at the Lu waterfall. Worked in fine hikone-bori and zogan iroe in copper, silver, and gold of various colours. The faces in silver, very elaborate robes. Height 78 mm, edge mm. historic, historical,, 17th century, Japanese, Asian, Asia, Far East, object, objects, stills, clipping, clippings, cut out, cut-out, cut-outs, fine arts, art, art object, art ,

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