A group of nine iron and shakudo tsuba
The third signed Bushi ju Masayoshi; the sixth signed Bushi ju Masatoshi, Edo period (18th - 19th century)
A group of nine iron tsuba comprising: a round iron tsuba pierced and carved in positive silhouette with a long-tailed bird and paulownia; a round iron tsuba pierced and carved in positive silhouette with a phoenix and paulownia; a round iron tsuba pierced and roundly carved with cherry blossoms afloat on a stream; a round iron tsuba with a grasshopper among autumn flowers pierced and carved; a round iron tsuba with a pine tree beneath stylized clouds roundly carved with gilt details; an inome mokko iron tsuba pirced and roundly carved with hollyhock leaves, stylized chrysanthemums and reed matting among waves; a round iron square tsuba deeply carved with dragons and waves; a round iron tsuba priced and roundly carved with phoenixes and scrolling leaves; a round shakudo tsuba pierced overall with regularly linked Buddhist swastika symbols
3 in. (7.6 cm.) diameter approximately each