An Owari Tusba, Two Higo Tsuba, an Akasaka Tsuba, a Saotome Tsuba, Two Echizen Tsuba, a Choshu Tsuba, a Heianjo-Style Tsuba, and an Iron Daisho Tsuba
An Owari Tusba, Two Higo Tsuba, an Akasaka Tsuba, a Saotome Tsuba, Two Echizen Tsuba, a Choshu Tsuba, a Heianjo-Style Tsuba, and an Iron Daisho Tsuba

EDO PERIOD (17TH-19TH CENTURY), THE SIXTH SIGNED ECHIZEN KINAI SAKU, THE SEVENTH SIGNED ECHIZEN JU YOSHITOKI, THE EIGHTH ILLEGIBLY SIGNED

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An Owari Tusba, Two Higo Tsuba, an Akasaka Tsuba, a Saotome Tsuba, Two Echizen Tsuba, a Choshu Tsuba, a Heianjo-Style Tsuba, and an Iron Daisho Tsuba
Edo period (17th-19th century), the sixth signed Echizen Kinai saku, the seventh signed Echizen ju Yoshitoki, the eighth illegibly signed
Comprising an iron sukashi tsuba with a "clock gear"; an iron sukashi tsuba with a paulownia flower and leaves, details carved in ke-bori; an iron sukashi tsuba with a round rim and a pine tree design; and iron sukashi tsuba with a crab; an iron sukashi tsuba with a chrysanthemum with fine petals; a large iron sukashi tsuba with a dragon with gilt details; an iron cast tsuba carved with the battle of Yashima; an iron sukashi tsuba with flowers; an iron Heianjo-style tsuba with floral family crests inlaid in brass, the brass rim later; a pair of iron oval tsuba with Buddhist angels and foliate scroll in gold and silver nunome
4in. (10.2cm.) diameter (the largest) (11)

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