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EDO-MEIJI PERIOD (17TH-19TH CENTURY)
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FIVE TSUBA
Edo-Meiji Period (17th-19th Century)
A grotesque figure formed of thin sheet iron in the form of a tsuba, inscribed 'hissho' [certain victory], a small iron mokko tsuba with a crucifix in gold and silver nunome zogan inscribed Gekko, a round pierced iron namban tsuba, a round Heianjo tsuba pierced and inlaid in brass with roundels with stylized mon, scrolling, and an inlaid crucifix, and a round iron tsuba with a dragon and landscape in high relief with gold nunome zogan
11.2cm., 7.2cm., 6.1cm., 7.1cm., and 7.9cm. (5)
Edo-Meiji Period (17th-19th Century)
A grotesque figure formed of thin sheet iron in the form of a tsuba, inscribed 'hissho' [certain victory], a small iron mokko tsuba with a crucifix in gold and silver nunome zogan inscribed Gekko, a round pierced iron namban tsuba, a round Heianjo tsuba pierced and inlaid in brass with roundels with stylized mon, scrolling, and an inlaid crucifix, and a round iron tsuba with a dragon and landscape in high relief with gold nunome zogan
11.2cm., 7.2cm., 6.1cm., 7.1cm., and 7.9cm. (5)