An Akasaka School Tsuba and Three Higo School Tsuba

An Akasaka School Tsuba and Three Higo School Tsuba
Edo period (17th-18th century)
Comprising a circular iron sukashi tsuba carved in a classic Akasaka design with insects in autumn grasses; an iron sukashi tsuba of a classic Higo design with paulownia blossoms and leaves with details carved in kebori, rounded rim; an iron sukashi tsuba forged and carved in a classic Higo design of a crane with raised wings, tsuchime-ji with details carved in relief; an oval iron sukashi tsuba carved in a classic Higo-school design of distant pines in the mist
3¼in. (8.2cm.) long (largest) (4)