A MOKKOGATA SENTOKU ISHIMEJI TSUBA, two chidori flying above deeply undercut foaming waves, the chidori of shakudo with suri-hegashi gilding, signed Gio nen rokujuni Omori Yoshimitsu and kao, 6.7cm.; and oval iron tsuba, the tsuchimeji plate carved and inlaid with clouds and lightning, the raised rim inlaid with a rain dragon and tama in sentoku, Ko-Nara school, 17th century, 6.2cm.; a large iron tsuba carved as a dragon (pitted), 8.9cm., and an oval iron tsuba, mokumeji, formed as two birds (pitted), 8cm. (4)

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A MOKKOGATA SENTOKU ISHIMEJI TSUBA, two chidori flying above deeply undercut foaming waves, the chidori of shakudo with suri-hegashi gilding, signed Gio nen rokujuni Omori Yoshimitsu and kao, 6.7cm.; and oval iron tsuba, the tsuchimeji plate carved and inlaid with clouds and lightning, the raised rim inlaid with a rain dragon and tama in sentoku, Ko-Nara school, 17th century, 6.2cm.; a large iron tsuba carved as a dragon (pitted), 8.9cm., and an oval iron tsuba, mokumeji, formed as two birds (pitted), 8cm. (4)

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