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Interesting Ko-Tosho Muromachi tsuba
$850Ko-Tosho (swordsmith) Tsuba with an ume (plum) sukashi design. It is ubu without hitsu ana dating back to Muromachi period
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A nice Bushu Ito school tsuba
$425Iron, marugata, image of cherry blossoms on floating rafts (hana ikada). Bushū Itō school
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A fine Saotome “chirimen-amidayasuri” tsuba
$350Iron, mokkō-gata, with surface done in chirimen-amidayasuri style. Saotome school. Possibly Momoyama or earlier
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A Myochin Mokume Tachibana tsuba
$475Iron, 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
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Akasaka style tsuba of five cranes in flight
$600Marugata 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
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Hizen Tsuba of Hō-ō
$265Tsuba 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
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Tsuba, signed Kōfu-jū Sadanao
$600Sadanao was a late-Edo era artisan who lived in the Kanda region of Edo. The Bushū school often depicted plants and flowers in this swirling, powerful, yet elegant sukashi style
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A nice Kyō-sukashi tsuba
$500This is a typical Kyō-sukashi design. The squarish, spindle shape is said to evoke the image of a long thread, and therefore symbolic of long life, and recalls a Japanese saying “to spin good luck”
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An interesting kawarigata Owari style tsuba
$600Iron, kawarigata tsuba with three lobes of tomoe-shaped pairs. Probably a work from the Owari group. Or possibly even the Myōchin group
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Pine trees Sukashi tsuba
$300Iron, round, image of pine trees in sukashi. A robust and rustic tsuba, possibly from a student of the Bushū school, showing pine trees, branches, and trunks, enclosed within a circular rim
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Kyo-shoami school tsuba
$445Possibly from the Kyō-shōami school who uses this theme in this style, often incorporating an umbrella or hat into the design. This tsuba is a lovely antique from the Edo era
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Yatsuhashi bridge with irises tsuba
$345Iron, tatemarugata, theme of Yatsuhashi bridge with irises. The theme itself is an old design, recalling Heian times in Japan, and it has been interpreted in many ways on tsuba
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Charming tsuba of 3 Eggplants
$545This tsuba is particularly charming due to the use of positive and negative sukashi, and because of its pristine condition. Possibly Akasaka school
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A nice big Muromachi Saotome tsuba
$795This tsuba is most likely Saotome school, even that Myochin is a possibility, but I believe Saotome is correct. This tsuba is very old and probably from Muromachi era
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A very charming nadekakugata tsuba
$645The school is possibly Owari, or perhaps Nishigaki. This is an interesting tsuba that is full of character and indeed very, very nice
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Tsuba signed, Echizen-ju Kinai saku
$345Tsuba, signed 越前住 記内作 (Echizen-jū Kinai saku). Iron, kawarigata tsuba in the image of a mushroom, showing the underside of the mushroom canopy
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Signed Ko-Katchushi style tsuba
$645Shigenobu or Shigeie are possible candidates. Both were Aizu-Shōami artists, and they made classical style tsuba. Its made in style of Ko-Katchushi tsuba from the Muromachi era
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A Higo Kamiyoshi Matsukaze tsuba
$595A Higo Kamiyoshi Matsukaze iron, marugata tsuba, with image of wild goose flying over water with the moon reflected in the waves
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Signed Katchushi style tsuba
$300There is a partial inscription on the right side of the seppa-dai, Mitsu-. It is unclear if this is intended to be the artist’s name, or a location name, or later addition
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Miho-no-Matsubara, Mt. Fuji tsuba
$675A classic image of the view of Mt. Fuji from “Miho-no-Matsubara” (The Pine Grove at Miho”) in present-day Shizuoka. The artist has made excellent use of the space on this tsuba
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Owari style Shobu tsuba
$375The leaves could be iris leaves, which are symbolic of the samurai as their long, slender leaves are said to resemble swords, and the word for iris (shōbu) is a homonym for challenge or contest
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A Higo Nishigaki tsuba
$545Iron, maru-gata, image of stylized paulownia leaves in sukashi, inlaid with gold highlights done in nunome-zogan. The design is based on a classic “nage kiri” paulownia leaf design
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A very thick and interesting Ko-Shoami tsuba
$595Iron, kawarigata sukashi tsuba in the shape of a peach, with the surface of the leaves carved in kebori. Possibly (Ko-)Shōami school. A unique and charming tsuba
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A Katchushi style amida-yasuri tsuba
$495Iron, marugata, simple sukashi image of flower. Slight amida-yasuri lines radiating out from the center. Done in Katchushi style (katchushi were armor manufacturers who made simple, yet functional tsuba in the Muromachi era
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A fine Tosho Gunbai tsuba
$575Iron, marugata, Tosho style of design with sukashi image of gunbai (war fan). The military commander’s fan (gunbai) was cherished by the samurai warriors
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Big horse-riding equipment themed tsuba
$475Iron, tatemaru-gata, image of horse-riding equipment: saddle, stirrups, riding crop on the recto, and bridle on the verso
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Tsuba of Emperor Liu Bei’s escape
$475Iron, marugata, carving done in takabori style, depicting a scene from the Three Kingdoms, where Emperor Liu Bei escapes his pursuers by crossing the Tan River
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A large Owari sukashi tsuba
$595Iron, marugata, Owari, or possibly Shōami tsuba with sukashi depicting a spool motif with inner mokkō design
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Large Soten style tsuba
$575Iron, marugata, openwork design done in Sōten style of what appears to be a Chinese sage with a retainer, and two phoenixes flying overhead. Highlights of gold and silver inlay
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Nice tsuba in excellent condition
$725The varying carving techniques, as well as the colored metals, draw the viewer’s attention around the tsuba. Excellent condition
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Saotome Tsuba
$875A beautiful example of an iron tsuba from the Saotome school with a very good patina. This tsuba is in excellent conditions and all lines of the petal remain intact
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A powerful Bushu Bamboo tsuba
$495A powerful tsuba in the Bushū style, with a hint of elegance in the design
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Tsuba, signed Kofu-ju Namitoshi
$325Namitoshi was a late Edo era metalworker, working in the Bushū style
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Ko-Hagi/Chōshū Daisho tsuba set
$995Image of chrysanthemums in positive and negative silhouette in the so-called “Ko-Hagi” style. To find a daisho pair of tsuba in this condition is becoming more and more rare
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A Kaga wan-gata tsuba
$545his tsuba bears similarity to one found in the catalogue (see photo) signed Sadayuki (貞之) of Kaga province, both in shape and carving style. This tsuba may be an unsigned work of Sadayuki, or one of his contemporaries in Kaga
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A unique Owari tsuba
$595Iron, six-lobed mokkō-gata tsuba with of inome (heart-shapes) arranged symmetrically inside of six-sided geometric pattern in sukashi on the inside of the tsuba
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Tsuba, signed Iwamoto-ju Yoshitaka
$445Yoshitaka (of the Komai family) was a late-Edo era metalsmith, living and working in the Ueno area of Tōkyō
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A Sendai tsuba w/ seal
$445Inlay of gold seal bearing a single kanji (possibly 来 or 栄). The design of rain dragons in gold inlay are typical of the Sendai school
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A rare Tokei tsuba
$800A very interesting tsuba that is nice, well-balanced, and in good condition. Not many in this style are found for sale
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Heianjo gomoku-zogan inome tsuba
$325Iron, slight mokkō-gata shape with inome (heart-shaped) perforations at the indentations with gomoku-zōgan style of brass ornamentation
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Heianjo maru-gata, hollyhock tsuba
$545Iron, maru-gata, hollyhocks in brass inlay. Heianjō style tsuba from muromachi or mid-to-early Edo era
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Maru-gata Yoshiro style tsuba
$595Iron, maru-gata Yoshirō style tsuba with brass inlay of maple leaves and bamboo, with six roundels of bell flowers in a typical Yoshirō design
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Tsuba in style of Koike Yoshiro
$745The work on this tsuba is in the style of work of Koike Yoshirō
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Heianjo/Yoshiro Mogusa tsuba
$475Iron, kawarigata tuba, with “water weed” (mogusa) patterns scattered throughout the tsuba in brass inlay
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Kaga Yoshiro style Inome tsuba
$345Iron, mokkō-gata with heart-shaped (inome) sukashi at the indentations, brass inlay arabesques and flowers
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Ōmori tsuba, signed Terumasa
$360A metalsmith of the Ōmori school, Terumasa worked in Edo towards the end of the Edo era (mid-19th century)
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Higo Kamiyoshi Fukanobu Tsuba
Updating evaluationThe now closed Japanese Sword Fittings Museum attributed a very similar tsuba to be the work of Fukanobu whom was second generation of the Kamiyoshi School. The direct attribution to Fukanobu was likely made due to very distinct punch mark pattern around the central opening (nakago-ana on the front side of the tsuba) which are very, very similar to the punch marks on this one. He made tsuba and other sword fittings on a full-time basis for the ruling Hosokawa Family in Higo Province modern day Kumamoto Prefecture. He lived from 1798-1851.
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Fine Akasaka Sukashi tsuba
$795A somewhat abstract design of crickets and autumn grasses with fine metalwork, done by what appears to be an early Edo master of the Akasaka school
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Heianjo sukashi tsuba of Spiny lobsters
$345Two spiny lobsters arranged asymmetrically in sukashi inside of a circular rim with hitsu for kōgai and kozuka
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Hayashi Tsuba of family crest in sukashi
$875Iron, round-shaped, with image of family crest motifs in sukashi. Most certainly Hayashi school
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A fine (ko-) Nara school Tsuba
$445Iron, tatemaru-gata, raised rim and hammer marks, with image of the poet Li Bai admiring a waterfall under pine trees
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Tetsugendo style tsuba with image of ho-o
$495Similar works can be seen by Tetsugendo Naoshige and Naofusa who excelled in using well-forged iron
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Akasaka-style Tsuba -Pine Trees through mist
$200Iron, round-shaped tsuba with image of pine trees through mist, done in Akasaka-style sukashi
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Tsuba w/ sukashi image of Anchor
$265Iron, mokkō-gata shape, with sukashi image of anchor carved into a background of waves with points of gold inlay representing foam on the waves
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Edo-era Tosho Tsuba
$325Probably an Edo-era Tōshō style tsuba. It features a geometric “screen pattern” (like a Japanese sliding screen)
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Bushu Itosukashi, signed Tadachika
$475Bushū Itō sukashi style. A detailed depiction of a conch-shell (horagai) used for signaling on the battlefield
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Tsuba of seven crests in itosukashi – Ex. Naunton collection
$800Ex. The Naunton collection. Published in the book “Japanese Sword Fittings: Collection of G.H. Naunton Joly, Henri L. Ref. item no. 961.
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Boar with reeds Tsuba, Umetada
$645Iron, oblong shape, image of boar with reeds, with gold inlay in the reeds
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Stylish Higo Hanabishi Tsuba
$695Iron, maru-gata, with openwork of stylized hanabishi, possibly representing a family crest, and arabesques of gold inlay on the rim
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Tsuba, signed Mikami Yoshihide
$545Iron, square with rounded corders, image of bracken ferns, eggplant and bamboo in moonlight, with inlays of gold, bronze, and shakudō
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Interesting old Tansu cabinet pulls Tsuba
$795Iron, kawarigata (oddly-shaped) tsuba of unknown design
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Umetada Shigeyoshi Tsuba
$795Iron tsuba, round shape, birds in gold iroe over image of waves, with a background pattern of hexagon shapes in sukashi
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Mutsu-ju Naoaki Dragonfly Tsuba
$445Naoaki from Mutsu Province. Iron tsuba, oblong shape with image of dragonfly and water plantains
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Kyo-sukashi flowers/family crests Tsuba
$775Iron tsuba, maru-gata, with images of flowers, and plants, possibly indicating family crests, and arabesques in openwork
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Yoshi Kanemasa Horse Tsuba
$395Iron tsuba, kawari-gata, in the image of a horse, with the horse’s back forming the outer edge of the top of the tsuba, made by Kanemasa
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Bamen Tsunemasa Tsuba
$845Iron tsuba, roundshaped with openwork representing a bird flying in front of a full moon partially obscured by mist
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Bushu Sukashi Bird Tsuba. Ex. Backhoff collection
$689 RESERVEDBushu Sukashi Bird Tsuba. Ex. Backhoff collection
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Efu ju Akao Yoshitsugu w/NBTHK HOZON
$745Nice signed tsuba with great patina. NBTHK HOZON attribution to Efu ju Akao Yoshitsugu, Akao school
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Ozawa Kazuyuki w/kao. Ex. Duncan Beresford coll.
$795Ozawa Kazuyuki w/kao. Ex. the Duncan Beresford collection 5440. Theme is rope, waves and anchor.
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Seiryuken Eiju w/kao, Marugata
$265Seiryūken Eiju (成竜軒栄寿) was the art name of Tetsugendo Toryuken, also known as Naofusa (尚房)
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Rare Aoi shape Heianjo Tsuba
$345A rare Aoi shape Heianjo Tsuba and good quality when considering its age. Early Edo
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A nice Myochin Seashell Mokko Tsuba
$545I believe theme depicts seashell and shallow water on this very nice Myochin Mokko Tsuba
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Seiryūken Eiju w/kao, Mokko
$345Seiryūken Eiju (成竜軒栄寿) was the art name of Tetsugendo Toryuken, also known as Naofusa (尚房)
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Tsuba w/ theme of old age and good retirement
$545Sukashi Tsuba with theme of leaning/walking stick, gourd, teaser, gourd and clouds. All symbols of making it to old age and a good retirement
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Kyo-Shoami – Mitsudomoe
$700Kyo-Shoami Mitsudomoe Tsuba. Tomoe symbol is an ancient heraldic symbol og Japan shaped Magatama. In Japanese mythology Tomoe represents the weapons of Daimyojin Hachiman. Some clans of Samurai such as Taira have also used this symbol
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Echizen Kinai Dragon Tsuba
$445A nice Tsuba for dragon fans. I judge this Tsuba to Echizen Kinai, but I can be wrong. Please judge from pictures
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