Two iron Mito style Tsuba, Japan, Edo period. A. naga-maru-gata, the hammered iron surface with a monkey trying to catch the reflection of the moon, height: 7.6 cm; B. kaku-maru-gata, the hammered iron surface with a chiselled frog on a lotus leave, details in iroe-taka-zogan, the hammered rim slightly raised, height: 7.7 cm
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