Antique Japanese Samurai Used Iron Tsuba Sword wood grain w/ Golden dew inlay Tools personal treasures

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Carved in the shape of a turtle in front of a sake dish

It is from a very high resolution scan taken of the original print in our collection with a state of the art flat bed scanner

This bowl was hand thrown and high fired for lasting durability

Antique Japanese Samurai Used Iron Tsuba Sword wood grain w/ Golden dew inlay Tools personal treasuresThis is an antique Japanese early Edo period 17th century (c. 1596 1700) tsuba (handguard) for a Katana or Wakazashi. This tsuba is made with typical forged steel and is in the shape of a mokogata. The surface of both sides is a wood grain pattern with "dew drop" golden inlay. This tsuba shows some wear from use. The wear has smoothed down the sides of the tsuba where it rubbed up against the obi belt from daily wear so the different qualities of