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24 TSUBA (HAND GUARDS) Edo period (1615-1868), 17th to 19th century The first 17 all iron; the first circular, katchushi type, pierce-cut with two small gourds; the second oval, chiselled with Amida yasuri (radial striations) and inlaid in copper alloys and gold with a bamboo plant; the third circular, inlaid...