Japanese Iron Tsuba

Archive for January 19th, 2021

Japanese Antique Samurai TSUBA Katana Sword Hilt (b489) —

Japanese Antique Samurai OpenWork TSUBA Katana Sword Hilt. Tsuba is the hand guard mounted on a Japanese sword. It serves to keep the user’s hand from sliding up onto the blade of the sword, to counterbalance the weight of the blade, to communicate the social standing, beliefs and tastes of its owner, and, to some […]