A Namban style oval tsuba

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A Namban style oval tsuba
decorated in gilt, copper and silver with mythical animal heads, scrolling arabesques and floral panels -- 3in. (7.6cm) diam; an oval iron tsuba incised and decorated in gilt with scrolling leafy branches -- 2¾in. (7cm) diam; another with a horse and figure carrying bundles; and a pierced tsuba decorated with a coiled dragon -- 3¼in. (8.2cm) diam. (4)

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