Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century The first, oval, pierce-carved with warriors engaged in the Battle of Uji Bridge with highlights in gold and silver takazogan, the rim fitted with a gilt fukurin finished in a nekogaki (cat-scratch) pattern, signed Eishu Hikone no ju Soheishi Nyudo Soten sei; the second, mokko and pierced with warriors battling by a waterfall, the details in gold and silver takazogan, with a gilt fukurin, signed Soheishi Soten sei; the third, an oval iron plate with a samurai under a pine tree on a rocky shore in takabori and iro-e takazogan 3 1/4in (8.3cm) high, the largest