Antique Heianjo TSUBA Brass Inlay, Edo Period, Japanese Samurai Sword —
Heianjo Tsuba in the Edo period. The pattern is inlaid with brass on the iron base. 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 […]