TWO JAPANESE SWORD GUARDS (TSUBA) the first of iron, signed 'Kofu ju Tatsutoki', with kozuka hitsu-ana and kogai hitsu-ana, decorated with a prancing grasshopper enriched with gold; the second with of bronze mokko gata form, decorated with a sage enriched with gold the first: 6.8 cm; 2 5/8 in (2)