Antique Japanese Iroe Zogan Inlaid Iron Tsuba With Puppies. Edo Period


Very charming Japanese iron tsuba of rounded form decorated with iroe-zogan inlaid puppies playing with abalone shell on a string and with a distant mountain carved in low relief above. Reverse decorated with a stream surrounded by small flowers. Unsigned. Dimensions: × cm Origin: Japan Date of production: Edo period (1603–1867) Material: iron, copper, gold, silver


Size: 3152px × 3152px
Photo credit: © Oriental Antiques UK - Asian Art Dealer and Appraiser / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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