An assortment of tsuba

An assortment of tsuba: pt. 1

An iron tsuba. Maru gata (round). Front of the tsuba has low relief image of a shishi (lion-dog) emerging from a rock face. The shishi is carefully defined with flowing hair, pointy claws and teeth, and spotted hide. The rock has small vertical chiseling to indicate grain. The reverse depicts another rock face with waterfall. Signed Choshu Mitsuyuki saku. 7.5 cm.

Ji sukashi (open pierce work) tsuba in the form of a sun burst or wheel with a diamond forming the kogai hitsuana. Shoami, early 17th century. 7 cm.

Iron tsuba with mon sukashi (simple silhouette) of a cherry blossom and branch above stylized waves. Mid 1700's. The ji hada (surface) exhibits wear. 7.3 cm.

Tatemaru gata (oval) iron tsuba. Pierced with one simple blossom, the mimi (rim) is ornamented with a kin fukurin. (simple gold band). 6.3 cm.

Iron tsuba. Maru gata (round) with maru mimi (round rim). Ji sukashi in the image of willow branches and leaves in the wind. Deep chiseling around the both the front and the back of the nakago ana. 17th century.

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	An iron tsuba. Maru gata (round). Front of the tsuba has low relief image of a shishi (lion-dog) emerging from a rock face. The shishi is carefully defined with flowing hair, pointy claws and teeth, and spotted hide. The rock has small vertical chiseling to indicate grain. The reverse depicts another rock face with waterfall. Signed Choshu Mitsuyuki saku. 7.5 cm.
	Ji sukashi (open pierce work) tsuba in the form of a sun burst or wheel with a diamond forming the kogai hitsuana. Shoami, early 17th century. 7 cm.
	Iron tsuba with mon sukashi (simple silhouette) of a cherry blossom and branch above stylized waves. Mid 1700's. The ji hada (surface) exhibits wear. 7.3 cm.
	Tatemaru gata (oval) iron tsuba. Pierced with one simple blossom, the mimi (rim) is ornamented with a kin fukurin. (simple gold band). 6.3 cm.
	Iron tsuba. Maru gata (round) with maru mimi (round rim). Ji sukashi in the image of willow branches and leaves in the wind. Deep chiseling around the both the front and the back of the nakago ana. 17th century.