A CIRCULAR IRON TSUBA, the centre a stylised kiku, the border brass inlaid with karakusa, brass rim, Heianjo school, 17th century, 8.8 cm; a kikugata iron tsuba, brass inlaid with smowflakes and whirls, Heianjo school, 17th Century, 8.5 cm; and a rounded square iron tsuba, the tsuchimeji plate brass inlaid with butterflies, leaves and karakusa, Heianjo school, 17th Century, 8.7 cm (3)

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A CIRCULAR IRON TSUBA, the centre a stylised kiku, the border brass inlaid with karakusa, brass rim, Heianjo school, 17th century, 8.8 cm; a kikugata iron tsuba, brass inlaid with smowflakes and whirls, Heianjo school, 17th Century, 8.5 cm; and a rounded square iron tsuba, the tsuchimeji plate brass inlaid with butterflies, leaves and karakusa, Heianjo school, 17th Century, 8.7 cm (3)

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