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NINETEEN IRON TSUBA AND TWO SOFT-METAL TSUBA late muromachi--edo periods (16--19th century) A circular Shoami tsuba with fan decoration, signed Shoami Shigenobu , 3.1/8in. (8cm.); a square Namban tsuba with phoenix, 3.1/8in. (8cm.); a mokko Shoami tsuba pierced with stylized dragons, 3.3/8in. (8.8cm.); a mokko Edo Higo-style tsuba , with vines and flowers, 3.1/8in. (8cm.); a mokko Mito tsuba , shaped panels, 2.7/8in.(7.3cm.); an oval Shoami namako sukashi tsuba 3in.(8.3cm.); an oval iron tsuba with waves, 3in. (8cm.); an oval Namban-style tsuba with dragons, signed Masafusa , 2.5/8in. (6.8cm.); a circular tsuba carved with leaves, 2in. (7cm.); a circular tsuba with flowers in shakudo and gilt, 3in. (8.2cm.); a large nadekakugata Shoami tsuba , with Chan-Fei, 3in. (8.9cm.); a circular Yoshiro-type tsuba , with flowers, 3in. (8.3cm.); a circular Suruga tsuba , pierced with waterwheels, 3in. (7.6cm.); a mokko Shingen-type tsuba , with ropes, 3in. (8.9cm.); a circular Yoshiro-type tsuba , with lobed plates, 3in. (8.3cm.); a circular Heianjo-style tsuba , with inlaid vines and a squirrel; 3in. (8.3cm.); a large Namban tsuba , with dragons and Chinese lions, 3.5/8in. (9.3cm.); a Kyoto-style iron tsuba , with flowers, 3.1/8in. (8cm.); a sentoku kaku-mokkogata tsuba , pierced with horses and plants, 3in. (8cm.); a circular Tosho-style tsuba , 3.3/8in.(8.6cm.); a circular yamagane nanako tsuba , with dragons, 3in. (8.9cm.) (21)