A WAVY OVAL IRON MIGAKIJI TSUBA with large ryohitsu, dragon roundels and spray-dots in gilt nunomezogan, signed Goto Seijo and Kao, (Seijo IV, 1747-1814)

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A WAVY OVAL IRON MIGAKIJI TSUBA with large ryohitsu, dragon roundels and spray-dots in gilt nunomezogan, signed Goto Seijo and Kao, (Seijo IV, 1747-1814)
7.4 cm.

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Although iron was strictly forbidden to the Goto main line workers, the Seijo branch line used it quite openly. Even the 19th century master and individualist Ichijo sometimes used secret names such as Totsuo Sanjin when signing on iron.

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