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Antique Japanese Sword Guards

A selection of historical Japanese tsubas, each featuring unique designs and textures, showcasing traditional craftsmanship from various centuries.

Sword Guard (Tsuba) ca. 1615-1868 Japanese A tsuba is a sword guard and part of a sword mounting. It is mounted between the swords blade and grip to protect the users hands.. Sword Guard (Tsuba) 34486
Sword Guard (Tsuba) ca. 1615-1868 Japanese A tsuba is a sword guard and part of a sword mounting. It is mounted between the swords blade and grip to protect the users hands.. Sword Guard (Tsuba) 34486
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BOCHOŃSKA SIGN OF PSA fees No. 49Ancient Chinese coins dating from 200B.C.Antikes Schloss - Iron lock Antikes Schloss - Iron lock Copyright: xZoonar.com/lantapixx 6577281Shield 18th-19th century Philippine, Moro. Shield. Philippine, Moro. 18th-19th century. Wood, polychromy. ShieldsBowl. Iran or Turkestan, Nishapur or Samarqand, 10th century. Ceramics. Earthenware, white slip, slip-painted in yellow-staining blackDenmark, Jutland, Auning, Gammel Estrup manor house, food moldsFragment; wood, carvedWar 1939-1945. Luftwaffe specialty badge. General Leclerc Museum of Hauteclocque and the Liberation of Paris, Jean Moulin Museum. 75312-23 German army, Air Army, Eclair, War 1939-1945 39-45, IIIeme 3rd 3rd Reich, Insigne, Military badge, distinctive mark, object, Dentee wheel, Second World War, Symbol, Third ReichSword Guard (Tsuba). Culture: Japanese. Dimensions: H. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); W. 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 4.6 oz. (130.4 g). Date: ca. 1615-1868. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Sword Guard (Tsuba) 18th century Japanese A tsuba is a sword guard and part of a sword mounting. It is mounted between the swords blade and grip to protect the users hands.. Sword Guard (Tsuba) 34949Textile cosmetic mask with gold for the face on a white isolated backgroundCupPlate. Maker: James and Ralph Clews, British, active 1817-35Screws and bolts. White isolatedJapanese sword-guards (tsuba) 1800-1900, Edo or Meiji era. These guards were fixed on swords belonging to Japanese men of the samurai class. They protected the wearer's hand but also acted as a symbol of his status and beliefs. A Japanese myth said that the Emperor's sword, one of his three sacred possessions, came from the tail of a dragon.Tribal mask: Bakwele tribe, from the Sangha River district in the Gabon. The Kwele (plural: Bakwele) are a people in the northwest of the Republic of Congo on the border with Gabon.Snow covered cobblestone roadcast-iron pan isolated on white backgroundCompartmented stamp seal ca. late 3rd-early 2nd millennium B.C. Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex. Compartmented stamp seal 326412Glass Fragment 15th century European. Glass Fragment. European. 15th century. Colorless glass. Glass-StainedSword Guard (Tsuba). Culture: Japanese. Dimensions: H. 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm); W. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); thickness 3/8 in. (1 cm); Wt. 2.8 oz. (79.4 g). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.