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Up for offer is an extremely large (95 x 95mm) and impressive Myochin tsuba. Some tsuba-ko replicate the image of a kabuto, but this one is made in the style of a suji-bachi kabuto, consisting of 25 individual plates of iron, containing 50 rivets. The size and technique give this a dominating presence amongst other tsuba and would be the central point of an iron tsuba collection. An Akita Shoami coiled-dragon tsuba is given for comparison (and not for sale). It also comes in an unusually large deluxe box. SOLD

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I have received several messages praising this tsuba, which I am letting go to focus on my collection of Akita Shoami. As such, I would also be open to trade for anything signed or papered to Akita metalworkers

Everyone’s talking about the recent Haynes auction and the high prices a lot of the tsuba went for, especially the Tanaka school tsuba, which went for €5000 and €12000 respectively. This is your chance to own a wonderful Tanaka-style tsuba for a fraction of that. This wonderful piece has the characteristic sekigane and the wabi-sabi style iron and nunome-zogan. In hand, the surface treatment looks so smooth I first thought it was kinko, but it is in fact iron. It also has a great theme of a dragon, and a very good size (85x80mm). Comes in a delux kiri box with trim around the edge. £1200 ono If you wish for additional images or a video, I'll be happy to email them to you

Theme: Shishi and botan School: Nagasaki shippo Material: copper and enamel Size: 80x78 Price: £550

Theme: Shishi School: Yokoya ? Material: Shinchu (brass) Size: 80x78 Note: This is a very well made and extremely thick (about 7mm at the rim) tsuba Price: £360

Theme: Myoga Kamon School: Tachikanagushi Material: iron and silver. Size: 83x83 Note: the fukurin is solid silver with a kiri-mon pattern that has elsewhere been attributed to Tachishi: https://blog.goo.ne.jp/tsuba_001/e/9472158ce3bae566d53a31ceb89994a1 Price: £280

Theme: Dragon School: Tachikanagushi Material: copper and silver Size: 86x82 Note: the tsuba is sanmai (two copper plates sandwiching a copper core), and the style is similar to a tsuba attributed to Tachishi: https://blog.goo.ne.jp/tsuba_001/e/9472158ce3bae566d53a31ceb89994a1 Price: £320

Theme: Dragon School: Tachikanagushi Material: copper and silver Size: 86x82 Theme: Myoga Kamon School: Tachikanagushi Material: iron and silver. Size: 83x83 Theme: Shishi School: Yokoya ? Material: Shinchu (brass) Size: 80x78 (the thickness is about 7mm at the rim) Theme: Shishi and botan School: Nagasaki Shippo Material: copper and enamel Size: 80x78