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KYO-SUKASHI TSUBA #000393
A very nice Kyo-sukashi tsuba. 3 3/16 inches by 3 1/16 inch. The design is that of Sakura hana or…
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YAGYU TSUBA #000470
This is a nice later generation Yagyu tsuba. It depicts one of the more popular designs, that of waves. It…
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KYO-SHOAMI TSUBA #000390
This is a large tsuba from the Kyo-Shoami school. It is carved in a very delicate yet strong design.
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YAGYU TSUBA #000467
This is a nice later generation Yagyu tsuba. It depicts one of the more popular designs, that of a sailing…
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SHOAMI TSUBA #000394
This is a very nice Shoami tsuba with an excellent dark patina. The design is of a bird in a…
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HAYASHI TSUBA #000462
This is a very fine iron tsuba attributed to the later Hayashi school of Higo. It has an irregular mimi…
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A HIGO KAMIYOSHI TSUBA #021912
This is a very nice iron tsuba that I would attribute to the Kamiyoshi school of Higo Province. It is…
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HIGO KAMIYOSHI TSUBA #000460
This is a nice iron sukashi tsuba of the Kamiyoshi school in Higo. It measures 2 15/16 inches or 7.5…
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AN ATTRACTIVE HIGO TSUBA #020912
This is a very attractive Higo iron tsuba. It is carved in the form of a stylized pine tree with…
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NICE TANTO TSUBA 52016
This is a very nice tanto tsuba of iron with golden dragons floating among the clouds. It measures 2.5 inches…
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BAMBOO AND SNOW FLAKE IRON TSUBA #111712
This is a very nice tsuba with some great workmanship, The iron plate is tapered on the obverse creating a…
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NICE SHOAMI TSUBA #111612
This is a very nice and large tsuba of the Shoami school. It dates to the middle Edo period, i.e.…
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INTERESTING IRON TSUBA #111414
This is a very interesting and unusual iron sukashi tsuba. I call it my "tsuba" tsuba.
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NICE SHOAMI TSUBA #000465
This is a very pleasing iron tsuba of the Shoami school. It measures 2 13/16 inches or 7.2 cm by…
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VERY NICE KANEIYE SCHOOL TSUBA #101712
This is a great tsuba from the Kaneiye school. The iron plate is well worked and carved with two sailing…
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PLEASING SUKASHI TSUBA #000459
This is a very nice sukashi iron tsuba that has been attributed to the Shoami school. It is a plant…
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BIZEN KANEMITSU TANTÔ 備前兼光 #110214
I am pleased to offer this beautiful tantô by the famous Bizen Osafune smith, O-Kanemitsu. It passed Jûyô Tôken in…
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JUYO TANTO BY RAI KUNIMITSU 来国光 #110114
Rai Kunimitsu(来国光) is conventionally understood to have been the son or student of Rai Kunitoshi (来国俊). He worked from the…
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JUYO TOKEN WAKIZASHI BY SHIKIBU NO JO NOBUKUNI 式部氶信国 #110514
The first generation Nobukuni was from Yamashiro Province. He was the son of Ryokai Hisanobu and he is thought to…
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A SIGNED AND DATED WAKIZASHI BY YOSHIOKA ICHIMONJI SUKEHIDE 吉岡一文字助秀 #010217
I am extremely happy and proud to present this very rare and important wakizashi. Not only is it one of…
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JÛYÔ TANTÔ BY BIZEN KAGEMITSU 備前景光 #110112
Bizen Kagemitsu was the son of Bizen Nagamitsu who was, in turn, the son of the founder of the Bizen…
