Very nice soft metal tsuba made of bronze, these are often made by mirror makers. This one has a mythological animal at the top with a rope leading down to a bowl. Years ago Japanese swords and fittings were so much more expensive, now is a great time to collect them because they are so much cheap ...Read and See More
This is a large signed tsuba, it was probably made for export. It has foliage and flowers on it and is made of shakudo. The finish is week in some areas but looks decent, the shape is called mono. ...Read and See More
This is a katana size tsuba made of bronze, if I remember correctly mirror makers made tsuba like this. It has mice on both sides trying to get into baskets, probably for food. I think both sides are referring to a home since there is a table and vase on one side and drapes on the other. Nice for ...Read and See More
This tsuba was meant for business, it is iron and very thick. If it were hit by a sword there is a lot of material to buffer the hit. Tsuba like this were meant for fighting swords, so pretty cool! ...Read and See More
I am going to need some help on this one . This Japanese Artillery Short Sword is 21” long has the exact style blade, blood grove one side cast cross guard and pommel wood handle. The scabbard is leather with the fittings held on by a wire clip/. What is different is that the blade does not have t ...Read and See More
This book covers the period from 1772-1925. The major schools or groups of the period are discussed, as is the influence of certain personages that emerged during that time. The connections between the Gokaden and major shinshinto artists are also considered. Gimei, or false signatures, are also cov ...Read and See More
This book was ranslated by Harry Watson of AFU.
This hardcover volume covers the Japanese swordsmiths of the Shinto period from 1596-1771 with hundreds of photos and oshigata. In english translated by Harry Watson. Contains 374 pages of text and photos, exclusive of index and glossary. The book m ...Read and See More
This is a very nice untouched, Samurai mounted katana. I think the blade is Shinto period so probably made in the 1600s or 1700s someplace. It is a very healthy blade and is 28 inches in length, so a nice meaty long sword! It also has hi on each side to help reduce weight, they look cool too! It ...Read and See More
