LouisF

Thank you, Spartancrest! Possibly late Edo, I see, nice to know a little bit more about it. Well, I presume top of the line tsuba are sold for a lot more than around $200, right? In the same shop I saw this other one which looks absolutely amazing but it costs a couple of grands, definitely outside of my means, but still nice to have the chance to admire it! (Sorry for the out of focus pic)

Hello everyone, I hope it's ok to ask this kind of questions here, didn't see anything stating the opposite the section about sellers and auctions seemed to be about online shops. I'm new to the world of Tsuba, the other day I have found a store in Kyoto selling a great choice tsubas and Japanese swords. I wanted to buy one as a present but I know there are a lot of fakes around, so I wanted to ask the experts if they see any sign of blatant forgery. If it's possible to tell from such a picture. Never mind the price tag, everything seems to be pretty expensive in Kyoto. I've also heard that tsubas who were heavily decorated weren't really used in combat, is this true?