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#BQ775 - Mokume iron tsuba with very subtle etched bamboo pattern - $475.00

Plate tapers to 1/8"thick at rim. Signed by its maker Bushu ju Masahide, who was a well known maker working in Tokyo around 1800. Very fine work in excellent condition. 2 11/16" tall x 2 1/2" wide.

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