Japanese Iron Tsuba

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Edo Era, Japanese Iron Tsuba Higo School Pine Tree Sukashi —

Edo Era, Japanese Iron Tsuba Higo School Pine Tree Sukashi. Excellent Higo school iron Wakizashi Tsuba. Fine cutting and carved kebori line details punch Mark signature at Nakago ana. Very excellent era condition. 6.9 cm high. See photos for greater details. This item is in the category “Antiques\Asian Antiques\Japan\Tsuba”. The seller is “bgq” and is […]

Japanese Antique Samurai TSUBA Katana Sword Hilt? (b498) —

Japanese Antique Samurai 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 degree, […]