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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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • A Katchushi style amida-yasuri tsuba

    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

  • A fine Tosho Gunbai tsuba

    Iron, marugata, Tosho style of design with sukashi image of gunbai (war fan). The military commander’s fan (gunbai) was cherished by the samurai warriors

  • Big horse-riding equipment themed tsuba

    Iron, tatemaru-gata, image of horse-riding equipment: saddle, stirrups, riding crop on the recto, and bridle on the verso

  • Tsuba of Emperor Liu Bei’s escape

    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

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