Description
TWELVE TSUBA (HAND GUARDS) Edo period (1615-1868), 17th to 19th century All iron, chiselled and pierced, the first three Nanban (European-influenced) style with intricate openwork, the first octagonal, fluted rim, with slight gold inlay, as dragons, jewels, and floral tracery; the second rounded rectangular, beaded rim, with slight gold inlay,...