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Six Iron Tsuba
The first irregularly shaped sukashi, formed as thick rope in mimi, gold nunome zogan inside, signed Yamashiro no Kuni Nishijin ju Umetada Shigeyoshi and kao, Edo Period (late 17th century); irregular butterfly shaped, details in kebori and nine holes pierced on wings, copper inlaid eyes, Edo Period (early 19th century); mokkogata depicting a man wearing to-kanmuri and another holding a fan of tengu style under a tree in takanikubori, sukidashi bori, brass and shakudo inlaid, Edo Period (18th century); circular hammered, decorated with a plum tree in takabori, gold and silver inlay and gold sen zogan, Edo Period (18th century); irregularly shaped, formed as five eggplants in nikubori-ji-sukashi and gold nunome zogan, signed Bushu ju Masahisa, Edo Period (late 18th century); and Namban iron pierced with two dragons and a tama moving inside clouds, Edo Period (19th century), all with some old minor wear
2½in. (6.3cm.), 2½in. (6.3cm.), 3¼in. (8cm.), 2¾in. (7cm.), 2¾in. (7cm.) and 2¾in. (7cm.) respectively (6)
The first irregularly shaped sukashi, formed as thick rope in mimi, gold nunome zogan inside, signed Yamashiro no Kuni Nishijin ju Umetada Shigeyoshi and kao, Edo Period (late 17th century); irregular butterfly shaped, details in kebori and nine holes pierced on wings, copper inlaid eyes, Edo Period (early 19th century); mokkogata depicting a man wearing to-kanmuri and another holding a fan of tengu style under a tree in takanikubori, sukidashi bori, brass and shakudo inlaid, Edo Period (18th century); circular hammered, decorated with a plum tree in takabori, gold and silver inlay and gold sen zogan, Edo Period (18th century); irregularly shaped, formed as five eggplants in nikubori-ji-sukashi and gold nunome zogan, signed Bushu ju Masahisa, Edo Period (late 18th century); and Namban iron pierced with two dragons and a tama moving inside clouds, Edo Period (19th century), all with some old minor wear
2½in. (6.3cm.), 2½in. (6.3cm.), 3¼in. (8cm.), 2¾in. (7cm.), 2¾in. (7cm.) and 2¾in. (7cm.) respectively (6)