Steve Waszak

#24 is on HOLD.

Weekend price drop on the following tsuba: #23: From $300 to $250 (a bargain for a strong, early-Edo Ohno tsuba) #24: From $200 to $175 (a silly-low price for this tsuba) #25: From $450 to $225 (a very good price for a large tsuba with good metal, and a Nobuie mei... ) Prices above do not include shipping. I may be able to come down a little if someone wants a package deal, but these prices are already low...

Great! Thanks for letting me know it has arrived safely, Brent. Enjoy your tsuba! Steve

Tsuba # 26 is on HOLD. Tsuba #27 has SOLD.

Price reductions on a few of the above tsuba: #23, the Ohno tsuba with the snowflake motif, now $300. #24, the Kikugata tsuba with the kirimon motif, now $200. #25, the large tsuba with the umbrella motif and "Nobuie" mei, now $450. #26, the large tsuba with the brass inlay and silver fukurin, now $250. All prices above do not include shipping.

Tsuba #28 is SOLD.

There are still about a dozen tsuba available, but they are going fast. If there are particular pieces that interest you, and/or if you are interested in putting together 3-4 of these in a package, let me know.

#18 has SOLD.

Tsuba #22 is on HOLD.

Here is the final group of tsuba I am helping my friend move: Tsuba #26. 8.3 cm x 8 cm x 4mm. Brass inlay (two colors). The inlay is almost completely intact -- just three dots missing from the leaves. This guard features what appears to be a silver "rope" fukurin. $325. Tsuba #27. 7.8 cm x 7.7 cm x 5mm. Kyo-sukashi style sword guard. $175. Tsuba #28. 7.6 x 7.4 x 6mm. Interesting alternating diagonal carving on rim (shifting from lobe to lobe). Note the chrysanthemum punchmark in the tagane at the top of the nakago-ana on the omote. Shakudo glides at the hitsu-ana. $250.

Okay, resuming with more tsuba now. . Tsuba #23. Ohno tsuba. Early Edo. Pronounced tekkotsu with snowflake motif. Mokko-gata. Excellent condition. 71.5 cm x 6.5 cm x 5mm. $375. Tsuba #24. Kiku-gata/motif. Fine kebori on the leaves. Excellent condition. 7.2 cm x 7.2 cm x 4.5mm. $250. Tsuba #25. Large maru-gata sword guard with motif of an umbrella. Fine tsuchime complemented by a light amida-yasuri on the plate. Beautiful color to this iron. There is a signature on the right side of the seppa-dai reading "Nobuie," though this is hard to see with the abrasions to the metal there. The rectangular hitsuana are very pleasing. 8.5 cm x 8.4 cm x 2.5mm. This is a strong tsuba. $650.

HI Brent, Sorry about that. I just cleared some space in my PM inbox. In any event, I am holding tsuba #20 for you.

Tsuba #19: 7.8 cm x 7.7 cm x 3.5mm. $90. Tsuba #20: 8 cm x 7.8 cm x 3.5mm. $100. *Note that this tsuba has had an impact at about 10:00 - 11:00 on the omote. See the metal that has been distorted here. Tsuba #21: 7.3 cm x 6.7 cm x 3.5mm. Kiri-mon motif. $100. Tsuba #22: 7.5 cm x 7 cm x 3mm. Yamakichibei-esque design and treatment. $100. All four for $300 plus shipping.

Here is the next group: Tsuba #15: 7.3 cm x 7.3 cm x 4mm. $125. Tsuba #16: 6.5 cm x 6.5 cm x 3.5mm. $100. Tsuba #17: 7.1 cm x 7.1 cm x 3mm. $75. Tsuba #18: 8 cm x 7.9 cm x 3.5mm. $100. All four for $300. Plus shipping, of course. *Apologies for the sideways images. Not sure why they are loading that way...

#12 and #13 are on HOLD.

#11 is on HOLD.

Tsuba #11: 8 cm x 7.8 cm x 5mm. Powerful Kiri-mon design. $175. Tusba #12: 7.4 cm x 7.4 cm x 3.5mm. $125. Tsuba #13: 7.9 cm x 7.7 cm x 2.5 - 3.0mm. $90. Tsuba # 14: 7.4 cm x 7.2 cm x 4mm. Good iron. $150. All four for $475, plus shipping.

#7 on HOLD.

Tsuba 1, 2, and 8 are on HOLD.

Tsuba 4, 5, and 6 are on HOLD.

Tsuba #10 is on HOLD.

Next group up: Tsuba #7: 7.4 cm x 7.2 cm x 3mm. This piece has nice shakudo inserts for the hitsu-ana. Strong tsuchime on the plate. $125 Tsuba #8: 7.1 cm x 6.6 cm x 6mm. Two-piece construction. The motif may be a Christian reference. $90 Tsuba #9: 7.4 cm x 7.2 cm x 5mm. Irregular shape with mixed motifs. Not one you see everyday. $125 Tsuba #10: 8 cm x 7.0 cm x 4mm. An acid-etched motif. Ubu (no hitsu-ana). With some ivorying, this tsuba will look really good. $125 All four tsuba for $ $390.

Next group: Tsuba #4: 7 cm x 6.5 cm x 3 mm. Tsuba #5: 7.2 cm x 7.2 cm x 3.5 mm. Tsuba #6: 7.4 cm x 7 cm x 3.5 mm. $90 each. $250 for the lot. Plus shipping.

Tsuba #3 is on hold. Stay tuned for more...

A good friend has asked me to help him sell a number of iron tsuba, most of which are at the "starter tsuba" level and/or make fine study pieces. I will be posting 2-3 pieces at a time, over the course of several days, beginning with the three below. Prices will be LOW, so if you're looking for an opportunity to acquire a handful of varied iron tsuba CHEAPLY, this is it. I will provide measurements on each tsuba, but not much more information (unless there is something of note to add, such as that a given piece is papered, etc...). I will not be trying to identify a "school" for each guard, either. Prices listed do not include shipping/postage. Because these tsuba are being offered at such low prices, I prefer to find buyers in the U.S., unless a non-U.S. buyer is looking to acquire several pieces at once. Please let me know if you have any questions, or are looking for a particular type of sword guard that I haven't posted yet. First come, first served. Steve Each of the tsuba here is being offered at $125. If you want all three, the price is $300. Tsuba #1 dimensions: 7.9cm x 7.8cm x 5.5mm Tsuba #2 dimensions: 7.5cm x 7.3cm x 4mm Tsuba #3 dimensions: 7.7cm x 7.4cm x 5.5mm