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SIX TSUBA (HAND GUARDS) Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to 19th century All iron with gold details; the first two Nanban style, the seppadai chiselled with a seigaiha (stylised wave) pattern; the first multilobed, depicting jewel-bearing dragons; the second almost circular, chiselled and pierced with dragons and with a beaded rim;...