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Tsuba. With carved decoration of flock of plovers. Made of gold carved shibuichi. Tsuba. Pierced and carved with host of monkeys. Made of sentoku. Signed. Tsuba. Decorated with the story of Bukan surprised by tiger behind pine tree. Made of gold and silver inlaid and carved shakudo. Signed and sealed. Tsuba. Pierced and carved with dragon motif. Made of iron, copper. Signed. Tsuba. Pierced and carved with dried fish motifs. Made of iron, shakudo, copper. Signed. Tsuba. Decorated with grasses and deer in gold and silver inlay on 'nanako' ground. Made of gold, copper, shakudo overlaid and gilded shakudo.
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