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METAL WORK. 309
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No. 678.
Engraved upon an iron Sword-guard. Cho-shiu, Hagi
jiu, Kuni-taka tsukuru (saku). Made by Ktmitaka, a resi-
dent of Hagi, in Choshiii, the province of Nagato.
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No. 679.
Engraved upon a brass Sword-guard, ornamented with
medallions filled in with coiled dragons. Ozite motome
Yasu-chika dzusu. Mitsu-hiro chio-shiu. Designed by Yasu-
chika (a painter), in answer to a demand. Engraved by
Mitsuhiro.
No. 680.
Inlaid on an iron Dish, with figures in relief, and
enriched with gold, silver and coloured alloys of superb
;
workmanship the inscription is in gold and the border in
;
silver wire. Modern work. Kio-to jiu, Koma-i seisu. Made
by Komai, a resident of Kioto.
