Five Japanese Iron Tsuba17TH-18TH CENTURYthe first example in the form of a wheel with bronze inlays; the second a reticulated example with floral decoration, signed Choshu Hagi no ju Kawaji saku, 長州萩住河治作；the third another reticulated example, decorated with prunus, chrysanthemum and lozenges; the fourth decorated with two leaves, signed Echizen ju Kinai saku, 越前住記內; the fifth decorated with reticulated conches, signed Kunihiro saku, 國廣作.Average diameter 3 1/8 in., 8 cm.