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SEVEN VARIOUS TSUBA
A mokkogata sentoku tsuba, the thick plate carved in relief with dragons, the reverse similarly decorated with plants, 7.8cm.; an iron square tsuba pierced with geometric patterns and manji-mon, 7cm.; a circular iron tsuba with the design of fan in sukashi, the mimi formed as a bamboo, 7.4cm; an oval brass tsuba pierced with cross design, 6.8cm.; a circular iron Akasaka school tsuba with the decoration of wild geese, 6.7cm.; a square sentoku tsuba, the ishime-ji plate decorated with a bird on a rock in iroe takazogan, 7.2cm.; and an iron Choshu tsuba forming leaves, signed Choshu ju Masakata, all late Edo period (19th century) (7)
A mokkogata sentoku tsuba, the thick plate carved in relief with dragons, the reverse similarly decorated with plants, 7.8cm.; an iron square tsuba pierced with geometric patterns and manji-mon, 7cm.; a circular iron tsuba with the design of fan in sukashi, the mimi formed as a bamboo, 7.4cm; an oval brass tsuba pierced with cross design, 6.8cm.; a circular iron Akasaka school tsuba with the decoration of wild geese, 6.7cm.; a square sentoku tsuba, the ishime-ji plate decorated with a bird on a rock in iroe takazogan, 7.2cm.; and an iron Choshu tsuba forming leaves, signed Choshu ju Masakata, all late Edo period (19th century) (7)