Nine iron sukashi (openwork) tsuba (sword guards)

Momoyama (1573-1615) and Edo (1615-1868) period, late 16th to 19th century

Momoyama (1573-1615) and Edo (1615-1868) period, late 16th to 19th century
Unsigned and circular except as noted, the designs as follows: the first, Kyo-sukashi, waves and birds; the second, mokko with touches of gold nunome-zogan overlay; the third, rat and daikon; the fourth, intersecting curves, signed Bamen Tsunemasa, with a wood tomobako storage box inscribed Kyo-sukashi tsuba, the reverse of the lid with a handwritten attestation dated March 1990 dating the tsuba to the early Edo period; the fifth 28-lobed, with prunus blossom and pine; the sixth, irises and Yatsuhashi (Eight-Stage Bridge); the seventh, flowers and branches; the eighth, paulownia, myoga, and hats; the ninth, irises and Yatsuhashi (Eight-Stage Bridge); with eight wood storage boxes. The smallest: 7.1cm (2 13/16in); the largest: 8.2cm (3¼in). (18).