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TWENTY TSUBA OF VARIOUS TYPES
EDO PERIOD (CIRCA 1650-1850)
The iron tsuba comprising: a plate formed as a flowering cherry branch with gold dot accents, signed Bushu ju Masatsugu (Edo Ito school, circa 1800)--7.2cm. h., 5mm. th.; a round plate pierced and carved with a design of chrysanthemums on water, (rust areas), (circa 1850)--6.3cm. h., 6mm. th.; a round plate pierced and carved with three groups of bamboo leaves, (rust areas), (circa 1775)--6.7cm. h., 5mm. th.; a round plate pierced with two gourd-shape commas and two snow flakes, the surface with deep, radiating carved file marks, (Sendai school, circa 1775)--7.2cm. h., 5mm. th.; an oval plate pierced with an eggplant design, (circa 1775)--6.7cm. h., 4.5mm. th.; an oval plate pierced with five birds in flight, (slight rust), (circa 1850)--8.2cm. h., 5mm. th.; a plate formed as a fish, pole, and fishing line with courtiers hat, (circa 1850)--6.5cm. h., 5.5mm. th.; a round plate pierced and carved with peony blossoms and gilded dew drops, (Choshu school, circa 1850)--8.3cm. h., 4.5mm. th.; an octagonal plate pierced with eight slits (rusted), (circa 1850)--7.4cm. h., 5mm. th.; a mokko Tembo plate with brass inlay and carved clouds, (Mito school, circa 1750)--8.5cm. h., 4mm. th.; a round plate with a raised, carved design of twig bundles, (Shoami school, circa 1700)--8cm. h., 4mm. th.; an oval, pipe-rim plate, carved in low relief with peony plants and plum branches, (circa 1800)--8.4cm. h., 4.5mm. th.; a mokko plate carved with a dragon and waves, (circa 1850)--8.5cm. h., 5mm. th.; a mokko plate with katakiri carving of a dragon in clouds, (circa 1850)--8.4cm., 4.5mm. th.; a plate formed as an eggplant, (circa 1800)--6.7cm. h., 5.5mm. th.; an oval plate decorated with a dragon in waves, inscribed Nagatsune, (circa 1850)--6.9cm. h., 5mm. th.; and three cast tsuba (20)
EDO PERIOD (CIRCA 1650-1850)
The iron tsuba comprising: a plate formed as a flowering cherry branch with gold dot accents, signed Bushu ju Masatsugu (Edo Ito school, circa 1800)--7.2cm. h., 5mm. th.; a round plate pierced and carved with a design of chrysanthemums on water, (rust areas), (circa 1850)--6.3cm. h., 6mm. th.; a round plate pierced and carved with three groups of bamboo leaves, (rust areas), (circa 1775)--6.7cm. h., 5mm. th.; a round plate pierced with two gourd-shape commas and two snow flakes, the surface with deep, radiating carved file marks, (Sendai school, circa 1775)--7.2cm. h., 5mm. th.; an oval plate pierced with an eggplant design, (circa 1775)--6.7cm. h., 4.5mm. th.; an oval plate pierced with five birds in flight, (slight rust), (circa 1850)--8.2cm. h., 5mm. th.; a plate formed as a fish, pole, and fishing line with courtiers hat, (circa 1850)--6.5cm. h., 5.5mm. th.; a round plate pierced and carved with peony blossoms and gilded dew drops, (Choshu school, circa 1850)--8.3cm. h., 4.5mm. th.; an octagonal plate pierced with eight slits (rusted), (circa 1850)--7.4cm. h., 5mm. th.; a mokko Tembo plate with brass inlay and carved clouds, (Mito school, circa 1750)--8.5cm. h., 4mm. th.; a round plate with a raised, carved design of twig bundles, (Shoami school, circa 1700)--8cm. h., 4mm. th.; an oval, pipe-rim plate, carved in low relief with peony plants and plum branches, (circa 1800)--8.4cm. h., 4.5mm. th.; a mokko plate carved with a dragon and waves, (circa 1850)--8.5cm. h., 5mm. th.; a mokko plate with katakiri carving of a dragon in clouds, (circa 1850)--8.4cm., 4.5mm. th.; a plate formed as an eggplant, (circa 1800)--6.7cm. h., 5.5mm. th.; an oval plate decorated with a dragon in waves, inscribed Nagatsune, (circa 1850)--6.9cm. h., 5mm. th.; and three cast tsuba (20)