AN OVAL SENTOKU TSUBA the ishimeji plate decorated in iroe takazogan with an owl in a tree, Nara school, 18th Century, 7 cm; an oval iron tsuba carved in yosukashi with two aoi leaves, Kinai school, 19th Century, 7 cm; an oval shibuichi tsuba, migakiji, carved in katakiribori with a shishi and leaves, 19th Century, 6.1cm; an oval iron tsuba, the punched mokumeji plate with irregular piercing, gilt lined kozuka-ana and details, 19th Century, 7.3 cm; an oval iron tsuba migakiji, pierced with two fan shaped panels carved with a dragon in clouds and a tiger in a bamboo grove, gilt details, 19th Century, 7.2 cm; an irregularly shaped tanto tsuba formed as two kabuto, gilt details, 19th Century, 5.9 cm; an oval Higo tsuba pierced in yosukashi with pine needles, 19th Century, 7.7 cm; and a rounded square iron tsuba carved in low relief with waves, 19th Century, 8.5 cm (8)