Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century Comprising an Akasaka tsuba with an openwork design of inome, the iron with a flowing mokume finish, the hitsu-ana plugged with shakudo; an iron Owari clock-gear tsuba with rounded wood-grain rim; a Kyo-Shoami tsuba with an openwork design of futatsudomoe (interlocking commas), the surface decorated with flowering vines in gold nunome-zogan, inscribed Taishin Each with a wood tomobako 3 1/8in (7.9cm) diameter, the largest