#A074 JP Samurai Sword Guard Dragon Wakizashi Tsuba

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#A074 JP Samurai Sword Guard Dragon Wakizashi Tsuba Item: Tsuba for Wakizashi The round iron Tsuba is decorated with Ji-Sukashi, Niku-bori carving, silver-inlay, Kin-Iroe, on Migaki-ji, design of Dragon, signed Echizenju Kinai. Kinai school is one of the best, Then, Great forged and design, well reserved. Attachment: a wooden box Condition : very good Damage : No major damaged ; a little scars and wears Please check up on the following pictures to confirm the item. Basic Terms of Japanese Antique Koshirae (ornaments for sword), Daito (long sword), Wakizashi (middle length sword), Tanto (short sword), Mimi (rim), Fukurin (rim cover) PARTS : Tsuka (hilt), Tsuba (handguard), Saya (scabbard), Fuchi & kashira & Menuki (ornamental metal fittings of a hilt), Tsunagi (wooden blade to display fittings), Kozuka (sword's attachment: a handy knife), Kogai (sword's attachment: portable comb) 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): read more