Type

Tsuba

The guard between blade and grip.

16 pieces

The front of the Soten tsuba: a bamboo grove pierced through the shakudo plate, gold clouds along the top and the sages among the stems below.Die Sieben Weisen im BambushainSoten · Tsuba · Shakudo · Mittlere Edo-Zeit · NTHK KanteishoThe Hamano Naoyuki tsuba: a rider in high relief drives his horse through breaking waves on the right, a pine at the upper left, gold spray across the dark plate.Der erste Mann über dem FlussHamano Naoyuki · Tsuba · Shakudo · Späte Edo-Zeit · NTHK KanteishoBrass tsuba: Hotei sits laughing on the bank at the right, a boy with a pole and a round net wades through the stream at the left, a pine branch reaches in from above.Der Glücksgott lachtHamano Toshihiro · Tsuba · Shinchu · Späte Edo-Zeit · NBTHK HozonThe front of the copper Hamano tsuba: two tall drying nets beside a pine on the right, a flock of plovers above, the hitsu-ana at the left closed with gold.Netze am StrandHamano · Tsuba · Suaka · Edo-Zeit · NBTHK HozonRound iron Omi Hakkei tsuba framed by a twisted silver rim: mountains, pines, a tall pagoda among bamboo and a boatman in the waves, with gold on the ridges and in both hitsu-ana.Acht Ansichten; ein See, zwei GesichteHizen · Tsuba · Tetsu · Edo-Zeit · NBTHK Tokubetsu HozonBrass tsuba by Tsuneshige in a rounded square with a rim of shakudo and silver: an old man seated on rocks at the right holds a long fishing rod over a winding stream, with leafy branches above.Der geteilte RandTsuneshige · Tsuba · Shinchu · Edo-Zeit · NBTHK HozonThe front of the Okamoto Sadamasa tsuba: a gold moon in bands of mist, a folding fan and a war fan on the right, a silver rat holding the fan cord at the lower left.Die Ratte und der FächerOkamoto Sadamasa · Tsuba · Sentoku · Späte Edo-Zeit · NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon · Sammlung FahrenhorstRound shibuichi tsuba covered in finely cut waves: a coiled gold dragon at the top, a small gold jewel floating in the waves beside it.Zwei Drachen im selben SturmKyo-Kinko · Tsuba · Shibuichi · Mittlere Edo-Zeit · NBTHK HozonThe front of the Yokoya Soyo tsuba: a shishi on the right, a flowering peony on the left, all cut in katakiri-bori on a polished plate.Der Löwe kennt die PfingstroseYokoya Soyo II · Tsuba · Shakudo · Mittlere Edo-ZeitThe front of the iron Gama Sennin tsuba: the laughing immortal dances on one leg at the right, a bell raised in his hand, two toads crossing the lower edge.Der Unsterbliche und seine KrötenNara (zugeschr.) · Tsuba · Tetsu · Edo-ZeitRound iron Aizu Shoami tsuba with a gold-inlaid rim and gold-lined hitsu-ana: a pine branch with gold needles across the top, a dark crane standing at the right, a gold crane low over the rocks below.Zwei Kraniche unter der KieferAizu-Shoami · Tsuba · Tetsu · Edo-Zeit · NBTHK HozonRound iron tsuba with openwork: heart-shaped aoi leaves with gold veins drift over rafts cut with parallel lines, the raft joints marked with gold chevrons.Das Blatt, das dem Herrn gehörteAkita-Shoami · Tsuba · Tetsu · Edo-Zeit · NBTHK Tokubetsu HozonIron Nanban tsuba in openwork: a scaled dragon arches over the center between a gilded sun at the top of the rim and a crescent moon at the bottom; lotus flowers touched with gold fill the lower half.Ein Drache von fernNanban · Tsuba · Tetsu · Edo-Zeit · NBTHK HozonThe other face, also covered with seigaiha, the tang opening lined with small plugs.Das Meer, das nie aufhörtKo-Kinko (zugeschr.) · Tsuba · Shibuichi · Momoyama-ZeitTsuba by Tsuneshige: a seated figure lifts a bowl while a dragon moves through clouds along the upper edge.Der Drache aus der SchaleTsuneshige · Tsuba · Sentoku · Edo-ZeitAridoshi tsuba in sentoku under a reddish patina: an old man in a black cap walks through slanting rain under a large paper umbrella, a lantern in his hand; at the left an upright post rises past a pine.Ein Licht im RegenTsuneshige · Tsuba · Sentoku · Edo-Zeit