A mokkogata iron tsuba decorated in gilt and silver hirazogan and takazogan with a bat in flight above autumnal leaves -- 3.in.long; and an octagonal iron tsuba decorated similarly with birds perched on flowering branches below a full moon -- 2½.in.long.

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A mokkogata iron tsuba decorated in gilt and silver hirazogan and takazogan with a bat in flight above autumnal leaves -- 3.in.long; and an octagonal iron tsuba decorated similarly with birds perched on flowering branches below a full moon -- 2½.in.long.
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