ARTS OF THE SAMURAI
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RARE NANBAN TSUBA
A finely carved nagamaru shaped iron tsuba with a design featuring four images of the Tanjo butsu (birth Buddha) accompanied by two Pixiu, a dragon and a phoenix among scrolling tendrils; all set within a beaded rim. The elongated octagonal seppa-dai (washer plate) is carved with concave lines and flanked by two hitsu-ana, lined with a flat piece of shakudo.
Our collection
RARE NANBAN TSUBA
Images of the Tanjo butsu
Pair of Sukashi Tsuba
Decorated with Uchiwa
Iron Tsuba
with Aoi leaves
Iron Choshu Tsuba
A woven basket
Shakudo Tsuba
Chinese Landscape
Mokko shaped Iron Tsuba
Two cucumber (namako)
Mokko shaped Iron Tsuba
diamond-shaped flowers
Iron Heianjo style Tsuba
copper inlay chrysanthemum
Iron Sukashi Tsuba
Mokko shape
Iron Sukashi Tsuba
Tatemarugata tsuba
Iron Nanban Tsuba
Round shape with a square
Iron Sukashi Tsuba
Heianjo-style tsuba
Iron Sukashi Tsuba
Slightly elongated tsuba
Mokko shaped Tsuba
With three iron butterflies
Iron Sukashi Tsuba
Tatemarugata shaped tsuba
Heianjo Tsuba
Round (marugata) iron surface
Iron Tsuba
A square tsuba
Iron Sukashi Tsuba
A thin marugata tsuba
Iron Tsuba in the shape of a Dragon
Round shape is formed by a curled up flaming dragon
Iron Owari Tsuba
Slightly elongated seppa-dai with tagane-ato
Iron Tsuba
A marugata (round) tsuba
Iron tsuba
The slightly elongated surface is formed by a horse
A SHIBUICHI TSUBA BY YASUCHIKA
Beautiful tsuba with gold and silver on both sides
Nara-school Bronze Tsuba
Nadekaku-gata (square-shaped with rounded corners)
Iron Sukashi Tsuba
Relatively thick iron body pierced with two namako
