Shigenobu 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

A 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

The 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

Iron, 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

Iron, 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

Iron, 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

The varying carving techniques, as well as the colored metals, draw the viewer’s attention around the tsuba. Excellent condition

Iron, mokkō-gata tsuba with surface textured in a cloth-like pattern, with four arabesque designs at four points (“shihōkan”) and ten-zōgan dot inlays

Namitoshi was a late Edo era metalworker, working in the Bushū style

Iron, 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

Yoshitaka (of the Komai family) was a late-Edo era metalsmith, living and working in the Ueno area of Tōkyō

A very interesting tsuba that is nice, well-balanced, and in good condition. Not many in this style are found for sale

Iron, maru-gata, image of two hō-ō (phoenix) in brass inlay. Perforations around the circumference of the tsuba representing sacred jewels

The work on this tsuba is in the style of work of Koike Yoshirō

Iron, kawarigata tuba, with “water weed” (mogusa) patterns scattered throughout the tsuba in brass inlay

Iron, mokkō-gata with heart-shaped (inome) sukashi at the indentations, brass inlay arabesques and flowers

A metalsmith of the Ōmori school, Terumasa worked in Edo towards the end of the Edo era (mid-19th century)

Iron, round-shaped, with image of family crest motifs in sukashi. Most certainly Hayashi school

Probably an Edo-era Tōshō style tsuba. It features a geometric “screen pattern” (like a Japanese sliding screen)

Iron, round shape of wild geese in flight through rain in sukashi, with gold inlay

Iron, round shaped, Owari-style tsuba in openwork with arabesques creating geometric patterns

Iron, maru-gata, with openwork of stylized hanabishi, possibly representing a family crest, and arabesques of gold inlay on the rim

Iron, square with rounded corders, image of bracken ferns, eggplant and bamboo in moonlight, with inlays of gold, bronze, and shakudō

Iron, kawarigata shape, with image of dog playing with an abalone shell tied to a string

Ko-kachushi Iron tsuba, round with raised rim, openwork of pine tree

Iron 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

This is a very large (10.80 cm) Tsuba signed Nobuie

Sukashi Hana Shoami w/NBTHK HOZON

Iron mon Sukashi Tsuba w/NTHK Tosogu Kanteisho certificate

A fine Echizen Kinai Dragon Tsuba

A rare Aoi shape Heianjo Tsuba and good quality when considering its age. Early Edo

Seiryūken Eiju (成竜軒栄寿) was the art name of Tetsugendo Toryuken, also known as Naofusa (尚房)

Sukashi Tsuba with theme of leaning/walking stick, gourd, teaser, gourd and clouds. All symbols of making it to old age and a good retirement

A very beautiful Owari Sukashi Tsuba. Tsuba has large Kuzuka-hitsu-ana and square design Kogai-hitsu-ana. Well-made and has a lovely smotth patina