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Other artisans of the Ito school
Masasada（正定） was a maker of Japanese sword fittings (tōsōgu) of the Ito school, active during the Edo (1670) period.
The work follows the Iron-tsuba tradition.
Designated works by Masasada include 1 Jūyō.