This is a very well cut tsuba with great detail, I have listed a few from my collection and this is one of them, hate to see it go as they are so hard to get old REAL Namban
$700.00
Nanban Tsuba
7.2 x 6.9 x .5 cm
Item No. T121
Edo Period. Nanban tsuba with crazy looking fish carved deep into the plate...man I love these tsuba!! the mimi is done in gold and the seppa-dai and old squared corner shape with what looks like writing in it??
$850.00
Nanban Tsuba
7.4 x 7.2 x .5 cm
Item No. T122
Edo Period. Nanban tsuba this one looks like a cast tsuba to me so priced right! Old one but not a cool one so...jump fast at this one!
$225.00
Nanban Tsuba
9 x 8 x .7 cm
Item No. T078
A very rare and important Edo Period Hizen Nanban tsuba, this tsuba is made with 2 different layers then perfectly fitted into a dished plate style tsuba. It is a full true 3-D tsuba..I have never seen anything like it for its time of manufacture it is a true metal workers masterpeice!! The bottom plate is dished then the waves and water dragon are fully cut and inlayed over the top and inset on to the mimi, you can not see the edges!! These tsuba are rare as a copy of the rapier but this one is over the top!!
