Iron tsuba with Meiji papers to Shoami Masatake, antique Japanese sword katana —
How often one encounters tsuba with Meiji period papers? Almost never, but here is one. Comes with a box, bag, hakogaki and written origami. 7.8 x 7.8cm. I don’t know iron tsuba well, nor can I read such texts – all translations are courtesy of Markus Sesko. This item was handed down within my family […]