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A SHOAMI TSUBA AND TWO IRON TSUBA
THE FIRST SIGNED MASASHIGE, THE SECOND WITH SIGNATURE MYOJU (UMETADA), 18TH/19TH CENTURY
An oval iron Shoami tsuba inlaid with flowering trees on rocks, the details of flowers in gilt; a small oval iron tsuba, the plate worked in repousse from both sides and with fine piercing of kiri, the edge carved with a band of key-fret; and an iron Kyo-Shoami sukashi tsuba with a design of two mokko patterns, each centre filled with flower, the bar of split bamboo from the top and bottom end of seppa-dai
7.5cm., 6.2cm. and 7.5cm. respectively (3)
THE FIRST SIGNED MASASHIGE, THE SECOND WITH SIGNATURE MYOJU (UMETADA), 18TH/19TH CENTURY
An oval iron Shoami tsuba inlaid with flowering trees on rocks, the details of flowers in gilt; a small oval iron tsuba, the plate worked in repousse from both sides and with fine piercing of kiri, the edge carved with a band of key-fret; and an iron Kyo-Shoami sukashi tsuba with a design of two mokko patterns, each centre filled with flower, the bar of split bamboo from the top and bottom end of seppa-dai
7.5cm., 6.2cm. and 7.5cm. respectively (3)