A set of six Japanese bronze knife handles with steel blades decorated in takamakie and gilt with warriors on horseback and dragons -- 8¼.in.long; a circular sukashi tsuba decorated in heianjo with scrolling flowers; a mokkogata iron tsuba decorated in silver and gilt onlay with cranes in flight above pine trees; another mokkogata iron tsuba decorated with copper and brass onlay with an immortal and boy below flowers; and an oval iron tsuba decorated in brass, silver and gilt onlay with a rabbit among foliage before a moon. (10)

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A set of six Japanese bronze knife handles with steel blades decorated in takamakie and gilt with warriors on horseback and dragons -- 8¼.in.long; a circular sukashi tsuba decorated in heianjo with scrolling flowers; a mokkogata iron tsuba decorated in silver and gilt onlay with cranes in flight above pine trees; another mokkogata iron tsuba decorated with copper and brass onlay with an immortal and boy below flowers; and an oval iron tsuba decorated in brass, silver and gilt onlay with a rabbit among foliage before a moon. (10)

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