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  Kyo-shoami school tsuba

  Possibly 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

  €336
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  Yatsuhashi bridge with irises tsuba

  Iron, 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

  €260
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  Ginko leaves Higo tsuba

  Iron, tatemaru-gata, theme of ginko leaves resembling cranes, and two “kan” handle figures. Possibly Higo school

  €109
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  Charming tsuba of 3 Eggplants

  This tsuba is particularly charming due to the use of positive and negative sukashi, and because of its pristine condition. Possibly Akasaka school

  €411
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  A nice big Muromachi Saotome tsuba

  This 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

  €600
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  A very charming nadekakugata tsuba

  The school is possibly Owari, or perhaps Nishigaki. This is an interesting tsuba that is full of character and indeed very, very nice

  €487
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  Tsuba signed, Echizen-ju Kinai saku

  Tsuba, 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

  €260
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  A very nice Ichijo school iron tsuba

  Iron, mokkōgata, image of pine tree and waves under the moon. Crescent moon in silver inlay, with the pine tree in brass or copper inlay

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  Signed Ko-Katchushi style tsuba

  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

  €487
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  A Higo Kamiyoshi Matsukaze tsuba

  A 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

  There 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

  €226
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  Miho-no-Matsubara, Mt. Fuji tsuba

  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

  €509
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  Owari style Shobu 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

  €283
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  Mokko Heianjo-zogan Karakusa tsuba

  Assume this is a late Edo tsuba that has not been mounted. But a nice, simple design, and the fine carvings on the rim of the tsuba are also interesting

  €170
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  A Higo Nishigaki tsuba

  Iron, 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

  €411
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  A very thick and interesting Ko-Shoami tsuba

  Iron, 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

  €449