Beschreibung:

All with some wear to the surfaces, including: one Umetada school plate designed as a stylized mulberry leaf set within an irregular border, the surfaces inlaid with mixed metal dew drops, circa 1700; one Umetada style plate with inlaid decoration of arrows scattered across its surfaces, circa 1800; one large Mito school style mokko form dai with mixed metal inlaid design of tea utensils, 18th century (wear, oxidation); one Shoami style guard fashioned with surfaces immitating a strong wood grain, including a knothole to one side, circa 1850; and one Tokyo art school guard with inlaid decoration of scattered roof tile fragments, Meiji Period (wear, oxidation). 2 to 3 5/8in (5.1 to 9.3cm)