Tsuba Saotome Chrysanthemum flower openwork Iron. Size: 8.81×8.42×0.2cm (3.47×3.31×0.2in). Weight: 100g (3.53oz). This tsuba is from the Saotome school, which descends from armor makers dating back to the Momoyama period. This is a tsuba from the Saotome school, featuring a finely pierced chrysanthemum design, one of the school’s signature motifs. This piece was crafted during […]
SUPER LARGE 10.64×10.58cm TSUBA Saotome Sukashi Kiku Japanese Antique Original. One of the largest pieces, over 4in / 10cm in length, which is very valuable!!!! Length: 4.19in / 10.64cm. Width: 4.17in / 10.58cm. Thickness: 0.31in / 0.80cm. Weight: 211.5g. Length: 6.89in / 17.5cm. Width: 6.89in / 17.5cm. Thickness: 2.56in / 6.5cm. There are age-related damages […]
Large photos below under the description. A very-large & very attractive beautiful fine-iron Tsuba. Katana sized 9.5 cm or 3-3/4, good for mounting or collecting! Motid design : Sukashi & hot stamps. 1 of the as an 20k. Gold inset for Kogai-Ana. Jidai (era) : early to mid Edo period 17th / 18th century. Material […]
A CLASSIC VERY HEAVY ARMOURERS TSUBA……….. The heaviest tsuba I have encountered in 50 years…………. Weighs approx 228.8 Grams……………………… In my opinion either MYOCHIN or SAOTOME as seen in all the books!!! JAPANESE ANTIQUE TSUBA that would have fitted on a Japanese sword to protect the hand from SWORD CUTS. Called UDENUKI ANA or SAYADOME […]
Title: Saotome Kikka Sukashi TSUBA. Chrysanthemum Sukashi IRON TSUBA. Total Weight:120g Condition. It can be considered that there are some items whose materials or whose unseeable parts (under undestructive inspection) are deteriorated and become fragile. Please take notice of this point, take an especial care and use them on your own responsibility. Africa / South […]
A CLASSIC SAOTOME TEMPO as seen in all the books!!! JAPANESE ANTIQUE TSUBA, approx 300 years old, that would have fitted on a Japanese sword to protect the hand from SWORD CUTS. A SAOTOME TEMBO iron tsuba with a hot stamped (KOKUIN) design (see photo of examples). The tsuba makers were armour makers working in […]
A CLASSIC VERY HEAVY ARMOURERS TSUBA……….. The heaviest tsuba I have encountered in 50 years…………. Weighs approx 228.8 Grams……………………… In my opinion either MYOCHIN or SAOTOME as seen in all the books!!! JAPANESE ANTIQUE TSUBA that would have fitted on a Japanese sword to protect the hand from SWORD CUTS. Called UDENUKI ANA or SAYADOME […]
A CLASSIC VERY HEAVY ARMOURERS TSUBA……….. The heaviest tsuba I have encountered in 50 years…………. Weighs approx 228.8 Grams……………………… In my opinion either MYOCHIN or SAOTOME as seen in all the books!!! JAPANESE ANTIQUE TSUBA that would have fitted on a Japanese sword to protect the hand from SWORD CUTS. Called UDENUKI ANA or SAYADOME […]
A CLASSIC SAOTOME TEMPO as seen in all the books!!! JAPANESE ANTIQUE TSUBA, approx 300 years old, that would have fitted on a Japanese sword to protect the hand from SWORD CUTS. A SAOTOME TEMBO iron tsuba with a hot stamped (KOKUIN) design (see photo of examples). The tsuba makers were armour makers working in […]