A KAMAKURA TSUBA, the thin iron plate carved in low relief with chrysanthemums, plum, wisteria, rocks and clouds, onion-shaped kozuka-ana, mid Muromachi period, 7.7cm., and an Echizen Akao tsuba, the thick iron plate of nade-gaku shape and pierced within the rim with five dried fish, signed Echizen ju Akao, mid/late Edo period, 7.3cm. (2)

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A KAMAKURA TSUBA, the thin iron plate carved in low relief with chrysanthemums, plum, wisteria, rocks and clouds, onion-shaped kozuka-ana, mid Muromachi period, 7.7cm., and an Echizen Akao tsuba, the thick iron plate of nade-gaku shape and pierced within the rim with five dried fish, signed Echizen ju Akao, mid/late Edo period, 7.3cm. (2)

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The first tsuba has a hakogaki by Sasano, rated ka-saku
The second tsuba has been certified as Echizen Akao at the London Token Taikai 1989

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