#A056 Mid Edo SAMURAI SWORDSMITH WAKIZASHI TSUBA

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#A056 Mid Edo SAMURAI SWORDSMITH WAKIZASHI TSUBA Item: Tsuba for Wakizashi The well tempered round iron Tsuba tapered off to the rim, decorated with Monyo openwork on Migakiji plate, design of a cherry blossom, outlined in Maru-mimi. Attachment: a wooden box Condition / Damage: very good / small wears Please check up on the following pictures to confirm the item. Basic Terms about Japanese Antique Koshirae (ornaments for sword), Tachi (long sword), Wakizashi (middle length sword), Tanto (short sword), PARTS : Tsuka (hilt), Tsuba (handguard), Saya (sheath), Fuchikashira & Menuki (ornamental parts for hilt), Tsunagi (wooden blade to display fittings), Kozuka (knife), Kogai (portable comb), Mimi (rim), Fukurin (rim cover) Shape (-gata): Mokkogata (four lobed shape), Kakugata (square shape), Kikugata (chrysanthemum shape) MATERIAL : Shakudo (copper-gold alloy), Suaka (pure copper), Shibuichi (copper-silver(quarter or more) alloy) SURFACE (-ji): Migakiji (smooth surface), Mokumeji (surface like the grain of wood), Ishimeji (surface like the grain of stone), Tsuchimeji (hammer marks surface), Nanakoji (raised dimpling surface like fish roe) CARVING (-bori): Takabori (high relief carving), Kebori (fine line carving), Katakiribori (carving with a cross section like "|/"), Katabori (carving with real form) OPENWORK (-sukashi) read more