AF25616 Tsuba: Go Shu Hikone Ju , samurai(Consignment Sale)

Tsuba:
Inscription: Go Shu Hikone Ju 江州彦根住

Dimensions: 7.49cm x 7.05cm (2.95in x 2.78in)
Thickness of center: 0.23cm (0.09in)
Weight: 88g

Era: the Edo period
Features: Rounded iron tsuba with openwork carving of armored samurai. The authenticity of the signature is unknown.

In Kiri box
Aoi Art estimation paper