SIX TSUBA (SWORD GUARDS) Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to 19th century (6)SIX TSUBA (SWORD GUARDS)Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to 19th centuryThe first mokkogata, silver nanako, with chrysanthemums and waves; the second elongated mokko, blackened copper and silver with an applied copper rim, with kuyomon ('Nine Luminary' crests); the third oval, iron and shippo enamels, inset with two panels chiselled to imitate twill-plaited basketwork and inlaid with floral motifs, signed [...] no ju Masakuni; the fourth circular, gilt copper and enamels, with a stylised squirrel and grapes; the fifth oval, sentoku and gold, with Jurojin holding a scroll and a pine tree and stream on the reverse; the last oval, sentoku, shakudo, gold, and copper, on one side a rooster and on the other side a water plant. The smallest: 6.3cm (2½in) high; the largest: 7.4cm (2 7/8in) high. (6).None