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In terms of what it depicts, could it be this? The Battle of Dan-no-ura? April 25th, 1185 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Dan-no-ura To this day, the Heike Crabs found in the Straits of Shimonoseki are considered by theJapanese to hold the spirits of the Taira warriors. The Taira attempted to toss the imperial regalia off the ship but only managed to get the sword and jewel into the water before the ship holding the regalia was captured. [5] The jewel was recovered by divers; many presume the sword to have been lost at this time, though it is officially said to have been recovered and enshrined at Atsuta Shrine. This decisive defeat of the Taira forces led to the end of the Taira bid for control of Japan. Minamoto Yoritomo, the elder half-brother of Minamoto Yoshitsune, became the first Shogun, establishing his military government ('bakufu') in Kamakura. In this battle the Taira lost Taira Tomomori, Taira Noritsune, Taira Norimori, Taira Tsunemori, Taira Sukemori, Taira Arimori and Taira Yukimori, who were killed.

Hi Luca, Thanks for your reply, much appreciated. Can you read what the signature says? I am no expert so forgive me for my amateurism here, so far I've been able to decipher (with some help!) Mogarashi Nyudo Soten Sei - can anyone tell me if that translation is correct and does anyone have any information on this person? Specifically is the kanji for Mogarashi translated correctly and is this a place / village / city name or something else? Regarding the decoration going into the Seppa Dai, I have seen this trait on mounted tsubas before, although rarely, so I don't think that automatically means it's a fake / copy / late piece not intended to be used. The size at 7cm would indicate a wakizashi tsuba perhaps for use by a Merchant? All input is more than welcome! Thanks, Matthew

Hi Everyone, May I seek our esteemed members opinion of this Tsuba please? it's Shakudo, 7.2 x 7cm I thought this would be an appropriate place to post it due to the similarities to Ford's at the top of the thread. How old is it, is it Gimei etc? Thoughts on quality? Value? Cheers, Matthew