Yasuchika elephant tsuba
A 19th-century copy of an important cultural art object.Hawk and pine tsuba
Carved out of copper alloy with details highlighted in gold.Early tsuba with alphabet
Curious early tsuba with the beginning of the Western alphabet inscribed into it.Small Chinese saber guard
Of pierced iron, elaborately cut with lotus petal border.Aoi-gata tsuba with foreigners
Unusual tsuba with foreign figures and Chinese auspicious symbols.Iron nanban ship tsuba
Pierced and chiseled showing an 18th century European vessel.Hirado Kunishige fuchi
One of his classic designs, signed by the maker.Unusual nanban tsuba
Very finely carved with designs reminiscent of export wares.Yagami school nanban tsuba
A masterpiece of the genre. The Yagami school were excellent carvers of iron.Enamelled Hirado Kunishige tsuba
Fine work and one of the very few enamelled tsuba by this maker.Three wise monkeys tsuba
Japanese sword guard depicting three wise monkeys conveying the message see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.Winged dragon tsuba
A fine and unusually large tsuba. Attributed to Hizen by the NBTHK.Fine Kinai dragon tsuba
Made by the Kinai group of Echizen, who originated as horimono carvers.Signed nanban style ship tsuba
Signed by an artist named Kanesada from Higo.Seiryūken Eiju dragon tsuba
Tetsugendo school. Round plate with discoid cross-section, chiseled with dragons.Peony karakusa tsuba
Executed in "nanban style" openwork with chiseled and gold-encrusted peonies.Iron chrysanthemum tsuba
Large example with gold and silver overlay.Japanese tsuba in Canton style
Also known as Kwanto-gata, with two facing dragon chasing a pearl.Daruma tsuba
A peculiar tsuba with a depiction of Bodhidharma and two dragon chasing a pearl.Wan-gata tsuba by Kunihiro
Its outer surface is decorated with interlocking swastikas and family crests.Tachi tsuba of nanban tetsu
A rare 17th-century sword guard made of foreign steel.House of Aviz tsuba
A Japanese sword guard with the cross of the House of Aviz.Classic Choshu ship tsuba
The work nice and crisp, the execution has a naturalistic charm to it.Ezo style tsuba
Introduction
What are today known as "Ezo fittings" are a style of Japanese sword mounts that are character
A nanban tsuba with Christian orb
A near round tsuba with beaded rim depicting two dragons in vegetal scrollwork.
A nanban tsuba
A rather good example of a Japanese-made nanban tsuba.