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METAL WORK. 303
No. 658.
Painted in gold upon the under part of an ancient
Tobacco-box of iron, damascened with silver. Sen-zo Ka-
To Kiyo-masa Ko-hei Masa-uzi. Kato Kiyomasa, the ancestor
of Kohei Masaiizi. Kiyomasa was a noted warrior, a favorite
of Taico Sama, and the ancestor of the original possessor
of the box.
Engraved upon an iron Sword-guard, beautifully decor-
ated with flowers in relief. The upper group of characters
on the left read : Otsubani kayesu akariya yubotan, a
Japanese ode. The three lower characters are illegible. The
seal, which is of gold, is that of the maker, Matsushita o.
