Iron tsuba mokko gata in the shape of an oni head, the eyes inlaid with suaka and gold (missing gilding), the teeth in shibuichi, on the other side a man sitting in taka bori. Signed Koshu Hikone ju Mogarashi Soten. Japan, Edo period (1603 - 1868), 19th century. Diameter : 8 cm Provenance : Collection of Mr Paul A. (1899-1976), former director of the chalcography of the Louvre, founder then president of the Presses Universitaires de France from 1934 to 1968. Expert : Mrs Alice Jossaume, cabinet Portier, 01 48 00 03 41 contact@cabinetportier.com