Tsuba antique Iron Japanese sword guard Kojima Takanori design Edo era —
Kojima Takanori is a samurai who was active as a Nancho (Southern Court). In the first half of Nanbokucho period. Kojima Takanori tried to recapture Emperor Go-Daigo on the way to Oki, but he couldn’t do it. It is said that he sneaked into the emperor’s inn and cut the trunk of the cherry tree […]