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No. 684.
Engraved upon an ancient iron Sword-guard, ornamented
with the figures, rendered in various coloured metals, of
Bisjamon, Girogin, and Daikoku, the gods of Glory, Long
Life, and Wealth, these being the three of the seven
household gods to which the warriors of Japan make
their supplications. Unjiu. Unjin, the name of the maker;
the lower character is his mark.
No. 685.
Engraved upon an ancient iron Sword-guard, upon
which is a representation of Rihaku, the greatest of Chinese
poets, resting by the waterfall. So-ten tsukuru (saku).
Made by Soten.
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No. 686.
Engraved upon an ancient iron Sword-guard. Nao-masa.
Naomasa, the name of the maker.
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No. 687.
Engraved upon an ancient iron Sword-guard, ornamented
with the figure of Kan-wu, a Chinese warrior, executed in
gold, silver, and coloured metals. Yasu-nori. Yasimori, the
name of the maker.
