A Tanaka school tsuba, a kinko tsuba and a Kinai tsuba
Edo period (18th century) and later
The first rounded rectangular iron plate carved with a tiger by a pine tree and crashing waves, the reverse with mountains and crashing waves, the details in gold and silver, signed, dated and with kao; the second a circular iron plate decorated with shells in a stream in iroetakazogan; the third an iron sukashi tsuba carved with flower heads, signed Echizen ju Kinai
3 1/2in (8.9cm) diameter, the largest