A CIRCULAR IRON TSUBA decorated with a stylised dragonfly in kosukashi, Kamakura style but probably katchushi work of the Muromachi period (15th century), 7.8 cm.; and a circular iron Ko-Shoami tsuba, pierced with the well-known wheel and paving stone design, 16th century, 7.9 cm. (2)

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A CIRCULAR IRON TSUBA decorated with a stylised dragonfly in kosukashi, Kamakura style but probably katchushi work of the Muromachi period (15th century), 7.8 cm.; and a circular iron Ko-Shoami tsuba, pierced with the well-known wheel and paving stone design, 16th century, 7.9 cm. (2)

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