Iaido dude

Thanks very much.

So, I’m a newbie to NMB and tsuba collecting and appreciation. I practice iaido, which naturally grew into an interest in nihonto. I wonder what you folks think of this sukashi tsuba with hakogaki by Sasano indicating it is Kinai middle Edo. It doesn’t look like the work of the Kinai school from what my on-line research has gleaned. I have long been wondering about the meaning of symbols at 12 and 6, and at 3 and 9 o’clock. Could they be aoi leaves alternating with aoi buds? Life, death, rebirth. I imagine a samurai running or riding into battle would take comfort in knowing that life and death are not separate.

Belt buckle made by an eastern european artist and metal worker.

These are available on Alibaba. Seems the partition is removable. Many different colors if you are so inclined!

Really admire your display. I’ll have to check if kmart exists at all in any form here in the US. I was well-clothed as a child if not a bit embarrassed at the odd version of the Nike swoosh on kmart shoes (like anyone wouldn’t know the difference). They were doing the blue light special before “code blue” was a hospital thing. Thanks for sharing.

I am not nearly experienced or knowledgeable enough to know if this tsuba is genuine and if inscription is meaningful. There appear to be different exposures of one side. Would be grateful for assistance.

Hello all, I just joined and this is my first forum participation. I noticed that the fuchi theme of dragon doesn’t match that of menuki (appears to be birds). How often is that the case in nihonto with original tsuba/fuchi/koshirae? Cheers, Steve