EIGHT JAPANESE SWORD GUARDS (TSUBA), 18TH/19TH CENTURY comprising an iron late Heianjo-style tsuba, decorated in relief with grape vines and squirrels; an Owari style sukashi tsuba, a pierced spider web; oval shakudo nanako tsuba, depicting warriors, signed Soheishi Nyudo Soten sei; an oval sentoku Nara style tsuba, decorated with birds and flowers, signed 'Masaharu'; an iron mokkogata tsuba in relief; an oval shakudo Omori school tsuba, decorated with waves, signed 'Hidetoshi'; an Edo iron tsuba, pierced with a rain dragon, signed Kofu ju Namitoshi; and an iron mokkogata tsuba, inlaid with mixed metal, depicting Saigyo Hoshi and Mt. Fuji (8)