Two iron tsuba
Hizen School, 18th century
The first of rounded rectangular form, carved in relief with monkeys among rocks, signed Mitsuhiro saku; the second of circular form, deeply engraved with a simple design of townspeople in a rain shower, signed Ishiyama san-mi, Mototada.
7.6cm (3in) and 8.2cm (3¼in). (2).
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鐔 2点(猿山、町民) 18世紀