Ko-Tosho (swordsmith) Tsuba with an ume (plum) sukashi design. It is ubu without hitsu ana dating back to Muromachi period
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Iron, tatemaru-gata, raised rim and hammer marks, with image of the poet Li Bai admiring a waterfall under pine trees
Similar works can be seen by Tetsugendo Naoshige and Naofusa who excelled in using well-forged iron
Iron, round-shaped tsuba with image of pine trees through mist, done in Akasaka-style sukashi
Iron, mokkō-gata shape, with sukashi image of anchor carved into a background of waves with points of gold inlay representing foam on the waves
Probably an Edo-era Tōshō style tsuba. It features a geometric “screen pattern” (like a Japanese sliding screen)
Bushū Itō sukashi style. A detailed depiction of a conch-shell (horagai) used for signaling on the battlefield
Ex. The Naunton collection. Published in the book “Japanese Sword Fittings: Collection of G.H. Naunton Joly, Henri L. Ref. item no. 961.
Iron, oblong shape, image of boar with reeds, with gold inlay in the reeds
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 (oddly-shaped) tsuba of unknown design
Iron tsuba, round shape, birds in gold iroe over image of waves, with a background pattern of hexagon shapes in sukashi
Naoaki from Mutsu Province. Iron tsuba, oblong shape with image of dragonfly and water plantains
Iron tsuba, maru-gata, with images of flowers, and plants, possibly indicating family crests, and arabesques in openwork