A GROUP OF FIVE TSUBA, comprising A SHAKUDO TSUBA, EARLY 19TH CENTURY, inscribed Hideko (Mushashi province), of circular shape decorated with Jurojin and crane, the reverse with pine--2 7/8 in. diam.; AN IRON TSUBA, of octagonal shape inlaid with butterflies above branches and berries--3 1/8 in. wide; AN IRON TSUBA, 18TH CENUTRY, the plate of mokko form and pierced with a Chinese key-fret trellis design, the kogai-ana plugged in shakudo--2¾ in. across; AN IRON TSUBA, of cruciform, with stylized mythical beasts and pictograms within raised borders, gilt traces--2½ in. across; AN IRON TSUBA, of circular shape with pierced pictograms--3 1/8 in. diam. (5)