Tsuba Encountered via "The Internet"

[Kiipu]

Every once once in awhile, I run across tsuba while browsing the Internet.  Not my area of study but sometimes they catch my eye.  Below is one such example.

Tsuba

 

And from an older post.

Japanese/Oriental items at the Christchurch NZ Museum

[vajo]

Nice Soten 

[Kurikata]

Soten +1

[vajo]

That hikone soten shows the battle of the Uji bridge in the heike monogatari. Most are 19th century made. I like the face expression.