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A HIRADO-SCHOOL IRON TSUBA
MIDDLE EDO PERIOD (CIRCA 1750)
Pierced and molded with a mass of monkeys, some with gilt nunome sambaso hats; the ryu-hitsu are edged in gold nunome and traces of similar crosshatching remain on the rim; unsigned; height 7.2 cm., width 6.8 cm., thickness 4 mm.; wood box
MIDDLE EDO PERIOD (CIRCA 1750)
Pierced and molded with a mass of monkeys, some with gilt nunome sambaso hats; the ryu-hitsu are edged in gold nunome and traces of similar crosshatching remain on the rim; unsigned; height 7.2 cm., width 6.8 cm., thickness 4 mm.; wood box