The first by Asahi Masahiro (active circa 1850) Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century Comprising a rounded rectangular copper migakiji plate decorated with bats before a crescent moon obscured by clouds in silver and shakudo takazogan, shishiaibori, and katakiribori, signed Heianjo Asahi Masahiro and the artist's kao; a mokkogata ishimeji shinchu plate with a rain dragon in clouds in copper and shakudo takazogan, inscribed Hiromasa; an oval ishimeji shinchu plate with a foreigner on an elephant in iro-e takazogan and shishiaibori, inscribed Masayuki 2 7/8in (7.2cm) high, the largest