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AN IPPEI TOMOKIYO TSUBA AND SEVEN OTHERS
Oval, sea shells in yo-sukashi, the details finely carved, signed Choshu Hagi ju Yaji Ippei Tomokiyo saku, 7.6cm; oval pierced with irises, signed Buko Akasaka ju Kobayashi Masashige, 7.2cm; round, formed as a pine tree and sails, signed Kofu ju Manki, 6.5cm; mokkogata, low relief of chidori above waves, nunome details, late Jingo school of Higo, 7.5cm; rounded square, four overlapping bars within a keyfret border, gold karakusa and silver nunome details, Edo Higo school, 7.7cm; round, lightly chiselled with a flowering cherry branch, with full Kaneie signature, Saga Kaneie school, 8.3cm; round, pierced with stylised tendrils, Owari sukashi, 7.7cm. and a mokkogata sentoku tsuba inlaid with a bat flying over a lantern, gilt details, signed Masanaga, 5.6cm., all 16th-19th century (8)
Oval, sea shells in yo-sukashi, the details finely carved, signed Choshu Hagi ju Yaji Ippei Tomokiyo saku, 7.6cm; oval pierced with irises, signed Buko Akasaka ju Kobayashi Masashige, 7.2cm; round, formed as a pine tree and sails, signed Kofu ju Manki, 6.5cm; mokkogata, low relief of chidori above waves, nunome details, late Jingo school of Higo, 7.5cm; rounded square, four overlapping bars within a keyfret border, gold karakusa and silver nunome details, Edo Higo school, 7.7cm; round, lightly chiselled with a flowering cherry branch, with full Kaneie signature, Saga Kaneie school, 8.3cm; round, pierced with stylised tendrils, Owari sukashi, 7.7cm. and a mokkogata sentoku tsuba inlaid with a bat flying over a lantern, gilt details, signed Masanaga, 5.6cm., all 16th-19th century (8)