A GROUP OF SEVEN IRON TSUBA Edo period (1615-1868), 17th-19th century

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A GROUP OF SEVEN IRON TSUBA
Edo period (1615-1868), 17th-19th century
Comprising a Myochin-school plate formed as a plover, signed Myochin Ki no Munemasa and inscribed with invocations; a small octagonal plate with fan-shaped hitsu-ana, the surface well hammered, illegibly signed; a small rectangular plate formed as a door with "reinforced joints," signed Hoshin Iesetsu; an oval plate pierced with koto bridges, signed Kayo no ju Eiyo; an oval Nara-school plate carved with Fukurokuju and a crane with silver and gold highlights; a Shoami-school octagonal plate with a slightly raised rim and gilt overlays around the hitsu-ana, signed Shoami I[]tetsu saku; a large oval plate carved with a Buddhist wheel and inlaid with a goose in brass, inscribed with invocations (7)
3 1/2in (8.8cm) long (the largest)