NINE IRON TSUBA (SWORD GUARDS) Momoyama (1573-1615) or Edo (1615-1868) period, 16th to 19th century (9)NINE IRON TSUBA (SWORD GUARDS)Momoyama (1573-1615) or Edo (1615-1868) period, 16th to 19th centuryAll unsigned except the fourth; the first circular shakudo migaki-ji, pierced with seven stylised cherry blossoms; the rest all iron; the second circular, pierced and chiselled with a stylised chrysanthemum blossom; the third circular, pierced with the Yatsuhashi Bridge, waves, and irises; the fourth circular, pierced and chiselled with arrow flights, signed Bushu no ju Tsunetada; the fifth pierced as a stylised blossom; the sixth mokkogata pierced with a feather; the seventh circular, formed as five signed nakago (sword tangs) surrounding the ryohitsu and seppadai; the eighth elongated mokkogata, pierced with waterwheels, a river, and birds flying overhead; the last in Satome-style oval chrysanthemum form, with 64 radiating petals pierce-carved in negative silhouette. The smallest: 7.3cm (2 7/8in) high; the largest: 8.1cm (3 1/8in) high. (9).None