Nanako Iron Tsuba (1700s)

Width:  6.6cm
Height:  6.8cm
Thickness:  0.4cm

Rare and well made nanako iron tsuba. The nanako continues on the rim.

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US$600

Nanako Iron Tsuba (1700s)

Width:  7.0cm
Height:  7.3cm
Thickness:  0.6cm

Rare and well made nanako iron tsuba.  The nanako continues on the rim.

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US$650

Iron Tsuba (1700s)

Width:  6.8cm
Height:  7.1cm
Thickness:  0.4cm

Simple starburst design.

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US$150

Iron Tsuba (1700s)

Width:  7.3cm
Height:  6.9cm
Thickness:  0.6cm

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US$250

Iron Tsuba (1900s)

Width:  6.7cm
Height:  6.2cm
Thickness:  0.6cm

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US$80

Iron Tsuba (1800s)

Width:  7.6cm
Height:  6.9cm
Thickness:  0.4cm

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US$280

Iron Tsuba (1800s)

Width:  8.1cm
Height:  8.0cm
Thickness:  0.5cm

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US$480

Iron Tembo School Tsuba (1700s)

Width:  8.4cm
Height:  7.9cm
Thickness:  0.5cm

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US$580

Iron Tosho Tsuba (1700s)

Width:  8.2cm
Height:  7.2cm
Thickness:  0.4cm
Signed: MasaHiro

Inscriptions on back loosely translate to:  When you are 30 you rely on strength, when you are 60 you rely on Ki.  A very stout tsuba for a veteran samurai.

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US$580

Iron Tosho Tsuba (1700s)

Width:  9.1cm
Height:  9.1cm
Thickness:  0.3cm

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US$380

Iron Tosho Tsuba (1700s)

Width:  7.9cm
Height:  7.9cm
Thickness:  0.3cm

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US$380

Iron Tosho Tsuba (1700s)

Width:  7.9cm
Height:  7.9cm
Thickness:  0.4cm

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US$380

Iron Tosho Tsuba (1700s)

Width:  8.2cm
Height:  8.1cm
Thickness:  0.35cm

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US$380

Iron Tosho Tsuba (1700s)

Width:  8.6cm
Height:  8.6cm
Thickness:  0.4cm

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US$480

Signed Daisho Echizen Tsuba (1800s)

Dai
Width:  6.9cm
Height: 7.3cm
Thickness:  0.5cm
Gold plugged kozuka ana.

Sho
Width:  5.9cm
Height: 6.7cm
Thickness:  0.4cm
Shakudo rim and gold plated ana rims.

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US$975

Mokume Katana Tsuba (1700s)

Width:  7.4cm
Height:  8.2cm
Thickness:  0.3cm

Nice old mokume tsuba with a bonji.  Some pitting.  Patina has a tinge of blue, most likely refinished at some point.

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US$475

Mokume Katana Tsuba (1700s)

Width:  7.9cm
Height:  8.0cm
Thickness:  0.4cm

Nice old mokume tsuba with Shakudo plugs.  Looks like it was modified to fit a gunto mount.  Some pitting and rubbing.  Nice dark brown/black patina.

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US$575

Large Katana Tsuba with Mitsu Tomoe Mon (1800s)

Width:  8.1cm
Height:  8.6cm
Thickness:  0.6cm

Spectacularly executed waves and mon, carved in positive relief. This type of work is commonly seen on soft metal tsubas, not steel tsubas.  I could not imagine how much time this tsuba took to make.  Nice deep black patina, some pitting.

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US$1075

$525

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$475

$400

Steel Wakizashi tsuba (1600s)

Width:  6.5cm
Height: 6.8cm
Thickness:  0.4cm

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$125

Iron Sukashi Tsuba (1600s)

Width:  7.8cm
Height:  7.9cm
Thickness:  0.4cm

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US$475

Large Iron Sukashi Tsuba (1700s)

Width:  8.0cm
Height:  8.2cm
Thickness:  0.45cm

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US$438