SIGNED CHOSHU HAGI JU, KAWAJI ROKUROEMON TOMONAO SAKU, MID EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY)

Tomonao was from the Kawaji school and was the brother of Tomomichi. He later became independent and founded the Kawaji beppa Rokuoroemon school. His iron tsuba are usually worked in nikubori ji-sukashi and ita tsuba with sukidashibori. He sometimes combined the methods of the Bushu Ito and Shoami schools.