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METAL WORK. 307
No. 671.
Engraved upon an ancient iron Sword-guard. 0 -mori,
Hide-masa. Omori Hidemasa, the name of the maker; the
lower mark is his seal.
9ja
No. 672.
Inlaid in silver upon an iron Stirrup, decorated with
the crest of the prince of Kaga, and with flowers and designs
executed in the same metal. Ka-shu jiu Shige-hisa tsu-
KURU (sAKu). Made by Shigehisa, a resident of Kashu, the
province of Kaga.
No. 673.
Engraved upon a brass Sword-guard, bearing a repre-
sentation of Yamatodake no mikoto crossing the bay of
Awa. Naga-haru. Nagaharu, the name of the maker the
;
lower character is his seal.
