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New items will be added several times every month

Interesting Ko-Tosho Muromachi tsuba

Ko-Tosho (swordsmith) Tsuba with an ume (plum) sukashi design. It is ubu without hitsu ana dating back to Muromachi period

$680
Out of stock
Kamakura style tsuba with highlights in gold inlay

Iron, marugata, Kamakura tsuba with highlights in gold inlay. Typical Kamakura tsuba are completely decorated with designs in low relief, some images being concrete, landscape type images

$220
A nice Bushu Ito school tsuba

Iron, marugata, image of cherry blossoms on floating rafts (hana ikada). Bushū Itō school

$340
A fine Saotome “chirimen-amidayasuri” tsuba

Iron, mokkō-gata, with surface done in chirimen-amidayasuri style. Saotome school. Possibly Momoyama or earlier

$280
Out of stock
A Hizen Nagasaki – Nanban style tsuba

The design of the seppa-dai and shallow relief carving of the work gives the impression of a Namban work, or possibly Hizen Hōrinshi

$220
Shippo tsuba, signed Tadashige

Shakudō, marugata, scattered shippō (jewel) pattern in sukashi openwork. Although the mei of Tadashige is legible, there are no records of a metalworker using this name in Wakayama’s index of metalworkers

$180
A Myochin Mokume Tachibana tsuba

Iron, marugata, mokume (wood-grain) pattern on the base, with symmetrical sukashi designs of Tachibana. The mokume iron base is distinctive, and hints at the Myōchin school

$380
Akasaka style tsuba of five cranes in flight

Marugata formed by five cranes in flight carved in sukashi. This design is often seen using three cranes arranged in a circle. This five-crane design is somewhat rarer

$480
Hizen Tsuba of Hō-ō

Tsuba with image of Hō-ō (mythical phoenix-like bird) gilded with nunome-zōgan inlay. The hō-ō bird is an auspicious symbol, and is commonly seen on tsuba

$280

Introducing Video

As something new, all items are- or will be updated very soon with video and new images.

I do this as we live in a modern world and I feel that this will provide you the best conditions to see the items most faithfully before you decide to buy.

You can also visit my Youtube channel to easily see all the videos.

I hope you will enjoy it.

Introduction

I have decided to offer a lot of items for sale from private collection that was collected for more than +30 years. Its mostly Tsuba I will offer here, but a couple swords, works of art and other items will be offered for sale as well.

Please bear in mind that I dont consider myself as an expert, nor am I a professional dealer. All items are sold from private collection and sold as is. Please judge from the pictures and ask for additional pictures, if you have any doubts.

In the following months, there will be added +150 Tsuba, some fittings, swords and other items.

Offers Are Welcome

The reason for this, is partly because price for Japanese items like Tsuba and swords can be very dificult to determine. Another reason is that the market prices for such as items have decreased significantly the later years and many of the items offered here are probably lower in prices than they was bought for.

Please always feel welcome to contact me if you have questions. I will be happy to be at your service.

I hope you will enjoy my site and the images.