Antique Japanese Early Edo c17th Century Samurai Iron Tsuba Sword Hilt Guard Koro This vase measures 9" wide

This vase measures 9" wide at the fluted top and 8" tall

A great sized nomi you will enjoy for a lifetime before passing it onto another generation

This Tsuba has 4  tagane ato which it would only have if it was a fixed to a blade at some point in the past

This measures 6

Antique Japanese Early Edo c17th Century Samurai Iron Tsuba Sword Hilt Guard Koro This vase measures 9" wideThis 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 marugata with plum blossom sukashi and a . This tsuba shows considerable wear from repeated use. There are two small tagane ato around the nakago indicating it was most certainly affixed to a sword. A beautiful example of samurai craftsmanship. It measures about 2 1