Watch List notes:

Japanese tsuba, oval shape (W69xH73xD6mm), cast in iron, kogai at left and right of tang hole, obverse features trees and people at bottom of mountain and traditional temple building at top behind wall, to the right a volcano peak, some detail with gold leaf overlay, reverse, stones and leaf spray at bottom and wall at top with clouds at side, once again some detail in gold overlay, unsigned, 17 penned in black at top right of reverse and 4.J.O. marked in white inside tang hole. Very fine.
($310-350)