Mcektam collection
天保通寶 (Tempo Tsuba), 87mm, 55mm, 4mm, 86g., Red Oval Cast Iron (Tetsu). This large Japanese sword guard was first produced at Sanoda in Yamashiro Province. SCARCE! 天保通寶，塗上紅漆，鐵質，是日本十九世紀所鑄造的錢幣，即1835年，在江戶開始鑄造。	Asia Japan 1835