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First and only discount to $250.

Cherry Blossom and Horse Shakudo Menuki Probably Late Edo period. 4.5cm x 1.2cm $300 with worldwide shipping.

Now Sold

One final discount to $175

Now SOLD

Price drop to $325. Tsuba on hold

Price drop to $200.

This tsuba is either Ko-Katchushi or Ko-Tosho from the late Muromachi/early Momoyama period. It is very thin (tapering from the centre) and has a sukashi of a dragonfly (tombo) and rain (shigure) yasuri. The quality of the sukashi work is excellent and the shigure yasuri are very well done. The sukashi work may be a later addition to an older plate. The tsuba has fine quality iron with great colour and texture. It has some very slight patina war on the lower section of the dragonfly sukashi. 76 x 75 x 1mm at the rim and 2.5mm thickness at seppa dai. I've included a photo from Torigoye's "Tsuba Kanshoki" to show a tsuba that has very similar shigure yasuri to this one. $375 including worldwide shipping. This tsuba was originally from Marius's collection so credit to Marius for the photos

This tsuba appears to be a Ko-Tosho tsuba from the Muromachi period. Traces of old black lacquer on the surface. 77 x 77mm 3mm thickness Weight 97g Small kizu above the nakago ana visible on one side. $260 including worldwide shipping and paypal fees.

I'm not too sure what you mean I just searched for "備州長船祐定" on buyee and more swords came up than the same search on Jauce. I'd say you've got a bigger problem with the new Regulation (EU) 2019/880. Technically a $10 rusty edo period tsuba would be CAT B and need an import license. Will buyee/jauce continue to allow shipping of antiques to the EU?

Buyee offer combined shipping as well. I've never tried to use them for swords, it's always best to use a proper agent in Japan for that.

Why do people use Jauce? Buyee is much better, no faffing around having to deposit money into an account before you can bid etc.

Probably not, Peter had loads of high end swords, I remember him saying he collected good shin-shinto smiths.

There was a rumour that his gardener stole them all after his death but who knows if that was true or not.

It does say they are adding most of the curved sword defences to Ninja swords as well. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67e568b187cebda7c4ca4cbe/Public_Consultation_Government_Response__-_Ninja_Swords-FOR_PUBLICATION.pdf