AN OVAL IRON TSUBA, migakiji, carved in yosukashi with a window, foliage and a crescent moon, signed Kofu ju Akao Yoshitsugu, 19th century, Edo Akao school, 7.3cm.; an oval sentoku tsuba, migakiji, shakudo and gold takazogan, geese flying above a riverside scene, 19th century, 7cm.; a rounded square iron tsuba carved in yosukashi with wild geese and an abstract design, Owari school, 17th century, 6.9cm.; an oval iron tsuba, migakiji, nikubori, shibuichi takazogan, a frog and lotus leaves, gold nunomezogan details, the shibuichi riohitsu plugs decorated with punched gold seals, 19th century, 7.5cm.; an oval iron tsuba, the thick plate intricately carved into interlaced scrolls, Hizen school, 19th century, 7.6cm.; and a round irong tsuba carved in yosukashi with a willow tree and other foliage, Hizen style, 18th century, 8.1cm. (6)