A CIRCULAR IRON SUKASHI TSUBA depicting the demon Soshiki fleeing through the clouds pursued by the warrior Ida-ten, gilt detail, signed Goshu Hikone ju Soheishi Soten sei, 18th century, 8.1cm.; and oval Canton tsuba depicting a Chinese warrior aboard a Chinese ship, among scrolling tendrils, 18th century, 7.7cm.; a rounded-rectangular iron tsuba depicting a tiger in a cave (rusted), signed Kamiyama Keigyoku, 19th century; a circular sukashi tsuba, two tigers and bamboo in marubori, gilt detail (rusted), 18th century, and an iron inomebori aoigata tsuba, 19th century, 8.5cm. (5)