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Japanese Sword Parts > Japanese Sword Tsuba > Other Sword Tsuba Miyamoto Musashi Tsuba Pictures and specifications may vary slightly with the actual product in stock Miyamoto Musashi Tsuba The earliest Tsuba were generally flattened disks made of bronze or copper. They were superceeded by the Chinese style cross guard between the 6th and 9th centuries only to be returned to favor as plain iron disks with minimal decoration in the 12th century. The early iron(tetsu) tsuba was made by armourers who were able to apply their skills at making plate to good effect. Notice there are no cutouts for the kosuka and kogai. Decoration if any was simple and generally confined to a simple punched or forged indentation. The handle side was generally more decorated than the blade side. The round silver mon (familycrest) on this example is a later addition. (The mon indicates that this was a sword of the Ogasawara Clan.) The rounded square shape is known as kaku gata. The iron would be patinated to a pleasing black color which preserved it from further oxidation. Or it would sometimes be allowed to rust to a degree before being stabilised to a russet color. Refference : SPT-004 Price : € 95 Status:IN STOCK Shipping : UPS SERVICE Size : 7 x 7.5 cm Weight : 83 gram Thickness : 4 mm Add the item to your cart to calculate the shippingcost . SIMILAR PRODUCTS : Dragon tsuba - Edo Period Cherry Blossom Tsuba Double Cranes Tsuba Dragon Tsuba Mokko Soten Tsuba Ref :SPT-005 List Price : €0.00 Your Price :€95.00 You Save : €0.00 Buy Together and get a 10% discount Click here to see pictures.
The earliest Tsuba were generally flattened disks made of bronze or copper. They were superceeded by the Chinese style cross guard between the 6th and 9th centuries only to be returned to favor as plain iron disks with minimal decoration in the 12th century. The early iron(tetsu) tsuba was made by armourers who were able to apply their skills at making plate to good effect. Notice there are no cutouts for the kosuka and kogai. Decoration if any was simple and generally confined to a simple punched or forged indentation. The handle side was generally more decorated than the blade side. The round silver mon (familycrest) on this example is a later addition. (The mon indicates that this was a sword of the Ogasawara Clan.) The rounded square shape is known as kaku gata. The iron would be patinated to a pleasing black color which preserved it from further oxidation. Or it would sometimes be allowed to rust to a degree before being stabilised to a russet color.
Size : 7 x 7.5 cm Weight : 83 gram Thickness : 4 mm
