Masamune sword menuki
NBTHK Hozon. Charming menuki in the form of a sword, signed "Masamune" and a tachi scabbard.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.Thick Aoi gata tsuba with foreigners
With fine golden overlays, even on the thick rim.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.Curious lobed sword guard
Modeled after a smallsword guard, with carvings of Western figures.Unusual nanban tsuba
Very finely carved with designs reminiscent of export wares.17th century Chinese saber guard
With the swirling arabesque motifs that are typical for this period.Southern Chinese openwork sword guard
In the style of northern work of the 16th and 17th centuriesAssymetric dragon tsuba
Chinese work for the Japanese market.Canton tsuba with 28 "jewels"
Canton work for the Japanese market, with 28 metal balls in separate compartments.Early Canton tsuba
Made in Canton, China, for the Japanese market.Lobed Canton tsuba
Made in Canton, China, for the Japanese market.Canton tsuba with ship
Made in Canton, China, for the Japanese market.Five dragon Canton tsuba
Made in Canton, China, for the Japanese market.Water caltrop Canton tsuba
Made in Canton, China, for the Japanese market.Facing dragon Canton tsuba
Made in Canton, China, for the Japanese market.Nanban tsuba, a Canton group
Introduction
Among the genre generally classified as Nanban tsuba there is a distinct group with cha