A GROUP OF EIGHT VARIOUS IRON TSUBA Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century

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A GROUP OF EIGHT VARIOUS IRON TSUBA
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century
Comprising a sukashi tsuba with orchids decorated with gold overlays, signed Eishu no ju Tsunemasa; a nearly identical sukashi tsuba with orchids decorated with gold overlays, signed Eishu no ju Yoshimori; an Echizen sukashi tsuba pierced with saddles, signed Echizen no ju Kinai saku; an Echizen sukashi tsuba pierced with four feather fans, the rim with traces of gilding; an Echizen sukashi tsuba pierced with two fans; a Higo sukashi tsuba pierced with paulownia and cherry blossoms, the details in kebori; a rounded rectangular tsuba pierced with a net design; a mokko sukashi tsuba with paulownia flowers (8)
3 1/4in (8.2cm) diameter, the largest