A DECORATIVE IRON TSUBA AND A TSUKA An oval iron tsuba overlaid with a lotus leaf in copper, and a crane and stream in silver takazogan [high-relief inlay], gilt details, signed Ittosai Horiya . . . , Meiji period; a tsuka [hilt] fitted with a pair of shibuichi ishimeji fuchi-kashira [copper-silver alloy hilt fittings with stone-textured surface] inlaid in low relief with gilt butterflies and flowers, shakudo menuki [copper-gold fittings under the hilt-wrapping formed as chidori [plovers], copper details, 19th century; an associated pair of shakudo menuki of mounted warriors riding in the sea, Goto school, 17th century (4)
A DECORATIVE IRON TSUBA AND A TSUKA An oval iron tsuba overlaid with a lotus leaf in copper, and a crane and stream in silver takazogan [high-relief inlay], gilt details, signed Ittosai Horiya . . . , Meiji period; a tsuka [hilt] fitted with a pair of shibuichi ishimeji fuchi-kashira [copper-silver alloy hilt fittings with stone-textured surface] inlaid in low relief with gilt butterflies and flowers, shakudo menuki [copper-gold fittings under the hilt-wrapping formed as chidori [plovers], copper details, 19th century; an associated pair of shakudo menuki of mounted warriors riding in the sea, Goto school, 17th century (4)
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