Japanese Bakumatsu Mito School Tsuba Depicting an old firewood gatherer and his puppy. Inlaid shinchu (brass) carved in high relief. Signed verso 'Tosenken Motoshige' with kao, art name for Sakamoto Genzaburo, second generation of the Mito Kinko. (8x8cm)
PROVENANCE: From the collection of the late Warren Mallard